Japanese symbol for “hellfire”
業火
ごうか
Romaji: gouka
hellfire; flames of hell
In Japanese, hellfire is 業火, read ごうか (gouka).
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 hellfire; flames of hell
- n raging fire; large fire
- n fire that consumes an evildoer (Buddh)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “hellfire”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ヘルファイア | ヘルファイア herufaia | hellfire |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 企業 | きぎょう kigyou | enterprise; business; company |
| 事業 | じぎょう jigyou | business; enterprise; venture |
| 営業 | えいぎょう eigyou | business; trade; operations |
| 作業 | さぎょう sagyou | work; operation; task |
| 卒業 | そつぎょう sotsugyou | graduation; completion (of a course) |
| 業界 | ぎょうかい gyoukai | business world; business circles; (the) industry |
| 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.