炎

inflammation

Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingエン

Kun readingほのお

JLPT level: N1 Jōyō Grade 8

Meanings

inflammationRtK
blaze
flame
森は３日間炎を出して燃えていた。The forest was in flames for three days.tatoeba
消防士たちは炎を消すことができなかった。The fireman could not extinguish the flames.tatoeba

flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger)
passion

Synonyms

Radicals and components

Radical火fire 灬variant

How it's built

炎

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

fire (火)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 174

Compound words

炎症えんしょう

inflammation; irritation

炎上えんじょう

going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob

炎天えんてん

blazing heat; scorching sun

肝炎かんえん

hepatitis

脳炎のうえん

brain inflammation; encephalitis; cerebritis

肺炎はいえん

pneumonia

火炎瓶かえんびん

Molotov cocktail; petrol bomb; gasoline bomb

中耳炎ちゅうじえん

otitis media; middle-ear infection

flame (color, colour)

under the blazing sun

(warning) flare (esp. used on roads and railways)

Kun Reading Examples

私の家は炎に包まれました。ほのお

My house was on fire.tatoeba

私たちは、爆発の音を聞き、その家が急に炎に包まれるのを見た。ほのお

We heard the explosion and saw the house burst into flames.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は肺炎をひどくわずらっている。

He is very ill with pneumonia.tatoeba

彼は幸運にも炎上しているビルから救出された。

He had the good fortune to be rescued from the burning building.tatoeba

肺炎にかかると呼吸困難になる。

Pneumonia causes difficulty in breathing.tatoeba

肺炎が治るのに長い時間かかった。

It took me a long time to recover from pneumonia.tatoeba

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 炎

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step