くす
yakitsukusu

Godan Verb (su)

1. to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes

Transitive
その東風とうふうにあおられて中心ちゅうしんくした。
sono hiwa kochini aorarete shino chūshimbuo yakitsukushita
The fire, driven by an east wind, destroyed the center of the city.
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