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火

fire
Stroke count: 4

Readings

On readingカ
Kun readingひ、-び、ほ-
JLPT level: N5JōyōGrade 1

Meanings

  1. fireRtK
  1. flame
  2. blaze

Popular Usage

火曜日火事火災火曜火口火山火傷火星

Radicals and components

Radical火fire灬variant

Compound words

火曜日かようび
Tuesday
火事かじ
fire; conflagration
火災かさい
conflagration; fire
火曜かよう
Tuesday
火山かざん
volcano
火口ひぐち
burner; nozzle; origin of a fire
火難かなん
fire disaster
火星かせい
Mars (planet)
火傷やけど
burn; scald; getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
下火したび
burning low; waning; declining
火花ひばな
spark
火器かき
firearms; guns
火種ひだね
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
火葬かそう
cremation
火鉢ひばち
brazier; hibachi
火薬かやく
gunpowder; powder
火力かりょく
heating power; thermal power; firepower
花火はなび
fireworks
口火くちび
fuse; pilot light; cause (of a war, argument, revolt, etc.); origin; trigger
出火しゅっか
outbreak of fire
消火しょうか
extinguishing a fire; fire fighting
戦火せんか
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
耐火たいか
fireproof
大火たいか
large fire

On Reading Examples

灯火をますの下にかくすな。とうか
Hide not your light under a bushel.tatoeba
漁火が島影に瞬く。ぎょか
A fishing light wavers under the lee of an island.tatoeba
遠くに灯火が見えた。とうか
I saw a light in the distance.tatoeba
その家は灯火で赤々と輝いていた。とうか
The house was ablaze with lights.tatoeba

Kun Reading Examples

彼は片手に火、片手に水を運ぶ。ひ
He carries fire in one hand and water in the other.tatoeba
彼は粘土を火に入れて固めた。ひ
He hardened clay by putting it into a fire.tatoeba
彼は濡れた服を火にあぶってかわかした。ひ
He dried his wet clothes by the fire.tatoeba
彼は手紙を火の中に投げ込んだ。ひ
He threw the letter into the fire.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は片手に火、片手に水を運ぶ。
He carries fire in one hand and water in the other.tatoeba
来週の月火と連休です。
Next Monday and Tuesday are holidays.tatoeba
毎週、月火はピアノ、水金はダンスを習ってるの。
Every week I study piano on Monday and Tuesday, and dancing on Wednesday and Friday.tatoeba
彼は粘土を火に入れて固めた。
He hardened clay by putting it into a fire.tatoeba
参考：江戸の火事
See Fire in Edo.wiki
火事見舞い・災害見舞い
Expressing sympathy after a fire or disasterwiki
岡本宮が火災に遭う。
Okamoto Palace caught fire.wiki
富士火災海上保険奈良支店
Fuji Fire and Marine Insurance Nara Branchwiki
★：火曜・木曜・土曜のみ運行。
This route is operated only on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.wiki
これ自体が火山ではない。
Therefore, it is not a volcano itself.wiki
山は安山岩と火山砕屑岩から成る。
The mountain is made of andesite and pyroclastic rock.wiki
触ると火傷するほど熱を帯びた飴の塊を製白機から外す。
The block of candy, hot enough to cause burns when touched, is detached from the seihakuki machine.wiki
正しい者は火傷せず、罪のある者は大火傷を負うとされる。
It was said that an innocent person would be unharmed but a guilty person would be badly scalded.wiki

Stroke Order

4 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 火

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