Meaning

Primary

To Catch Fire

Alternative

To Catch On Fire

Word Type

intransitive verb, godan verb

Explanation

When something attaches a burn to something that something is about to catch fire.

Reading

もえつく
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is the readings of 燃える and 付く put together.

Context

Context Sentences

タバコから燃え付いた火がやっと消えました。

The fire that started from the cigarette has finally gone out.

そこから他のものに火が燃え付くのに時間はかからなかった。

It didn't take long for the fire to spread to other things from there.

化学の実験をしている最中に、前髪に火が燃え付いた。

While conducting a chemistry experiment, my bangs caught fire.

Kanji Composition