火 – fire

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The kanji 火 means fire. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is カ (ka); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is ひ、-び、ほ- (hi, bi, ho). It is written with 4 strokes, under radical 火 (no. 86).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	カ	ka
Kun’yomi	ひ	hi
Kun’yomi	-び	bi
Kun’yomi	ほ-	ho

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 火 (Kangxi radical 86).

Words using 火

火曜日かようびTuesday火ひfire火事かじfire火災かさいconflagration火山かざんvolcano花火はなびfireworks噴火ふんかeruption火傷やけどburn火口かこう(volcanic) crater火星かせいMars (planet)下火したびdying down (of a fire)防火ぼうかfire prevention火花ひばなspark焚火たきびopen-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse)

Example sentences

火曜日に国会が開かれる。

The Diet will meet on Tuesday.

Tatoeba #186646

いすをもっと火の近くに寄せなさい。

Draw your chair closer to the fire.

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火事の際は１１９番に電話してください。

In the case of fire, dial 119.

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Kanji with the same radical

点無然熱爆為燃焦災焼照炎煙炭烈熟

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