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Kanji 火: meaning "fire", readings, stroke order

The kanji 火 means "fire". On'yomi: カ; kun'yomi: ひ、ほ. JLPT N5 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
fire
On'yomi
カ
Kun'yomi
ひほ· special — Special reading: the official table keeps it for a few words or particular uses.
Strokes
4
Level
JLPT N5
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Special reading: the official table keeps it for a few words or particular uses.

Words with 火

  • 火曜日 かようび — Tuesday
  • 火 ひ — fire
  • 火事 かじ — fire
  • 火災 かさい — Fire (disaster)
  • 火口 かこう — crater (of a volcano)
  • 火山 かざん — volcano
  • 花火 はなび — fireworks
  • 噴火 ふんか — eruption
  • 火傷 やけど — burn, scald
  • 火星 かせい — Mars
  • 焚火 たきび — (open) fire
  • 下火 したび — burning low, waning, declining

Stroke order · 4 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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