Japanese symbol for “fire”
火
ひ
Romaji: hi
fire; flame; blaze
In Japanese, fire 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 “fire”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 火事 | かじ kaji | fire; conflagration |
| 放つ | はなつ hanatsu | to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to hit (e.g. baseball) |
| 撃つ | うつ utsu | to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire |
| 火災 | かさい kasai | conflagration; fire |
| 飛ばす | とばす tobasu | to let fly; to make fly; to send flying |
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 “fire”.
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.