熾 — kanji meaning “kindling fire”
熾
kindling fire
- Meanings
- kindling fire
- On'yomi
- シ (shi)
- Kun'yomi
- おこ.る、おこ.す、さかん
- Strokes
- 16
- Classical radical
- 86
- Chinese reading
- chì — Chinese character page
Words with 熾
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 熾烈 | しれつ shiretsu | fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot |
| 熾す | おこす okosu | to build (a fire); to make; to start |
| 熾火 | おきび okibi | glowing ember (either red hot charcoal or the glowing remains of burnt firewood); live charcoal |
| 熾きる | おきる okiru | to be kindled (fire); to be made |
| 熾熱 | しねつ shinetsu | intense heat |
| 熾天使 | してんし shitenshi | seraph |
| 熾盛 | しじょう shijou | vigor (like leaping flames); liveliness |
| 熾る | おこる okoru | to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away |
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