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Japanese symbol for “igniting”

Romaji: hiire
fire pan

In Japanese, igniting is , read (hiire).

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

  1. n fire pan
  2. n heating
  3. n first lighting (e.g. furnace); firing (e.g. forest); kindling; igniting
  4. n pasteurization

Kanji and stroke order

fire
on: カ
kun: ひ、-び、ほ-
4 strokes · JLPT 4
enter, insert
on: ニュウ、ジュ
kun: い.る、-い.る、-い.り、い.れる
2 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “igniting”

WordReadingMeaning
ファイアリング faiaringufiring; igniting; kindling

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
かさい kasaiconflagration; fire
はなび hanabifireworks
かざん kazanvolcano
ふんか funkaeruption; volcanic eruption
かりょく karyokuheating power; thermal power
かじ kajifire; conflagration
こうにゅう kounyuupurchase; buying
どうにゅう dounyuuintroduction; bringing in; installation

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.

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