Frequency rank: 23,174. – 23,310. (for form 燻る: 16,229. – 16,298.)
    Godan verb with 'ru' ending; intransitive verb
  1. to smoke; to smoulder; to smolder; to sputterword usually written using kana alone
  2. to be sooty; to be smoke-stainedonly applies to くすぶる and ふすぶるword usually written using kana alone
  3. to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolderonly applies to くすぶるword usually written using kana alone
  4. to seclude oneselfonly applies to くすぶる and ふすぶるword usually written using kana alone
  5. to live in obscurity; to stay in the same level (of social position, circumstances, etc.)only applies to くすぶるword usually written using kana alone
Forms
  • Frequency rank: 23,174. – 23,310.
  • くすぶるふすぶるいぶるFrequency rank: 16,229. – 16,298.
  • くすぶるふすぶる
  • ふすぶる
  • いぶる
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
  1. .
  2. すす.
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Example sentences
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