火

Fire

WaniKani level 2 JLPT N5 Joyo grade 1Top 500-1,000 · #5744 strokes

Meanings

Fire

On'yomi

か

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

ひ、 -び、ほ-

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

火 is written in 4 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

火 (Fire) is taught on WaniKani at level 2 and appears in the JLPT N5 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 1 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #574 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 4 strokes.

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Words using 火

下火したびburning low 火ひfire 火炎瓶かえんびんMolotov cocktail 火花ひばなspark 火器かきfirearms 火災かさいconflagration 火災保険かさいほけんfire insurance 火山かざんvolcano 火山灰かざんばいvolcanic ash 火事かじfire 火種ひだねlive coals (for firelighting)火星かせいMars (planet)火葬かそうcremation 火鉢ひばちbrazier 火薬かやくgunpowder 火曜かようTuesday

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