Japanese symbol for “embers”
残り火
のこりび
Romaji: nokoribi
embers
In Japanese, embers is 残り火, read のこりび (nokoribi).
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Meanings
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Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “embers”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 燃え殻 | もえがら moegara | embers; cinders; burnt residue |
| 灰燼 | かいじん kaijin | ash; embers; complete destruction |
| 燠 | おき oki | embers; live charcoal |
| 燃え残り | もえのこり moenokori | embers |
| たき落とし | たきおとし takiotoshi | embers; charred firewood |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 残念 | ざんねん zannen | regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing |
| 残り | のこり nokori | remainder; remnant; the rest |
| 残す | のこす nokosu | to leave (behind) |
| 残業 | ざんぎょう zangyou | overtime (work) |
| 残る | のこる nokoru | to remain; to be left |
| 残酷 | ざんこく zankoku | cruel; brutal; ruthless |
| 火災 | かさい kasai | conflagration; fire |
| 花火 | はなび hanabi | fireworks |
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.