Japanese symbol for “blaze”
火
ひ
Romaji: hi
fire; flame; blaze
In Japanese, blaze is 火, read ひ (hi).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n fire; flame; blaze
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “blaze”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 炎 | ほのお honoo | flame; blaze |
| 火炎 | かえん kaen | flame; blaze |
| 流れ星 | ながれぼし nagareboshi | blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse) |
| 燃え盛る | もえさかる moesakaru | to blaze; to burn brightly |
| 火の手 | ひのて hinote | flame; blaze; fire |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 火災 | かさい kasai | conflagration; fire |
| 花火 | はなび hanabi | fireworks |
| 火山 | かざん kazan | volcano |
| 噴火 | ふんか funka | eruption; volcanic eruption |
| 火力 | かりょく karyoku | heating power; thermal power |
| 火事 | かじ kaji | fire; conflagration |
See also: Chinese symbol for “blaze”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.