火 — kanji meaning “fire”
火
fire
- Meanings
- fire
- On'yomi
- カ (ka)
- Kun'yomi
- ひ、-び、ほ-
- Strokes
- 4
- School grade
- 1
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 4
- Newspaper frequency
- #574 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 86
- Chinese reading
- huǒ — Chinese character page
Words with 火
| 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 |
| 火星 | かせい kasei | Mars (planet) |
| 放火 | ほうか houka | arson; setting fire |
| 火曜日 | かようび kayoubi | Tuesday |
| 火曜 | かよう kayou | Tuesday |
| 消火 | しょうか shouka | extinguishing a fire; fire fighting |
| 火薬 | かやく kayaku | gunpowder; powder |
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