Japanese symbol for “conflagration”
火災
かさい
Romaji: kasai
conflagration; fire
In Japanese, conflagration is 火災, read かさい (kasai).
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 conflagration; fire
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “conflagration”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 火事 | かじ kaji | fire; conflagration |
| 烈火 | れっか rekka | raging fire; conflagration |
| 赤馬 | あかうま akauma | fire; conflagration; arson |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 災害 | さいがい saigai | calamity; disaster; misfortune |
| 防災 | ぼうさい bousai | disaster preparedness; prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster; protection against disaster |
| 震災 | しんさい shinsai | earthquake disaster |
See also: Chinese symbol for “conflagration”.
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.