くすぶる

燻 る

  1. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, intransitive verb

    to smoke, to smoulder, to smolder, to sputter
    word usually written using kana alone

    • くすぶっていた薪が突然燃え上がった。
      The smoldering firewood burst into flame.

  2. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, intransitive verb

    to be sooty, to be smoke-stained
    word usually written using kana alone

  3. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, intransitive verb

    to smoulder (e.g. a dispute), to smolder
    word usually written using kana alone

  4. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, intransitive verb

    to seclude oneself
    word usually written using kana alone

  5. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, intransitive verb

    to live in obscurity, to stay in the same level (of social position, circumstances, etc.)
    word usually written using kana alone