Japanese symbol for “wildfire”
山火事
やまかじ
Romaji: yamakaji
forest fire; wildfire; bushfire
In Japanese, wildfire is 山火事, read やまかじ (yamakaji).
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 forest fire; wildfire; bushfire
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “wildfire”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 燎原の火 | りょうげんのひ ryougennohi | wildfire |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 登山 | とざん tozan | mountain climbing; mountaineering; ascent of a mountain |
| 火山 | かざん kazan | volcano |
| 鉱山 | こうざん kouzan | mine (gold, coal, etc.) |
| 山形 | やまがた yamagata | Yamagata (city, prefecture) |
| 沢山 | たくさん takusan | a lot; lots; plenty |
| 青山 | せいざん seizan | lush mountain; green mountain |
| 火災 | かさい kasai | conflagration; fire |
| 花火 | はなび hanabi | fireworks |
| 仕事 | しごと shigoto | work; job; labor |
See also: Chinese symbol for “wildfire”.
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.