How to Say "Cinder" in Japanese

燃え殻

moegara

The Japanese word for cinder is 燃え殻 (moegara).

燃え殻 refers to the physical remains of something that has been burnt, such as the remains of a campfire or cigarette butts.

Meaning: partially or mostly burnt material (noun)

How does it change in a sentence?

A natural way to use this word is in the phrase 煙草の燃え殻 (tabako no moegara), which means 'cigarette ash/butt'.

moegara

The word 燃え殻 is composed of the verb 燃える (moeru), meaning 'to burn', and the noun 殻 (kara), meaning 'shell' or 'husk'. This implies that the burnt object is merely an empty shell of what it once was.
The verb 燃える (moeru) meaning 'to burn' is used in the phrase 燃えている (moete iru) to describe someone who is incredibly fired up or motivated for a challenge.
In Japanese pop culture and anime, the term 燃え殻 is sometimes used metaphorically to describe a person who has 'burnt out' or lost all their passion and energy.

灰皿の中に燃え殻が溜まっている。
Haiara no naka ni moegara ga tamatte iru.
Cinders are accumulating in the ashtray.
キャンプファイヤーの後に燃え殻が残った。
Kyanpufaiya no ato ni moegara ga nokotta.
Cinders were left behind after the campfire.
その燃え殻はまだ少し熱い。
Sono moegara wa mada sukoshi atsui.
That cinder is still a little hot.

Two people are cleaning up after a bonfire at a campsite.

美咲 Misaki

美咲：この燃え殻はまだ熱いかな？
Kono moegara wa mada atsui kana?
I wonder if these cinders are still hot?
陽太 Yota

陽太：少し熱そうだから気をつけて。
Sukoshi atsuso dakara ki o tsukete.
They look a bit hot, so be careful.
美咲 Misaki

美咲：分かった、袋に入れて片付けるね。
Wakatta, fukuro ni irete katazukeru ne.
Okay, I'll put them in a bag and clean up.
陽太 Yota

陽太：ありがとう、手伝うよ。
Arigatou, tetsudau yo.
Thanks, I'll help you.

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