もやす

もやす · moyasu · JLPT N2 · verb-godan

to burn

🔥 燃やす = 燃ゆ (moyu, to burn) + causative -su: to make something burn

Built from classical 燃ゆ (moyu, to burn) plus the causative ending -su, so it means to set something on fire. Contrast intransitive 燃える (moeru), where the thing burns by itself.

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