Japanese symbol for “igniting”
火入れ
ひいれ
Romaji: hiire
fire pan
In Japanese, igniting is 火入れ, read ひいれ (hiire).
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Meanings
- n fire pan
- n heating
- n first lighting (e.g. furnace); firing (e.g. forest); kindling; igniting
- n pasteurization
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “igniting”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ファイアリング | ファイアリング faiaringu | firing; igniting; kindling |
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 |
| 購入 | こうにゅう kounyuu | purchase; buying |
| 導入 | どうにゅう dounyuu | introduction; 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.