The Japanese kanji for fire: 火
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The kanji for fire: 火
Flames rising. Tuesday is 火曜日, fire-day.
火
- Meaning
- fire
- Kun reading
- hi (Japanese)
- On reading
- KA (from Chinese)
- Strokes
- 4
書き順Stroke order
火 is written in 4 strokes, in this order. The red line is the new stroke at each step. Japanese is written top to bottom and left to right, and the order matters: it is what makes handwriting flow.
Stroke data from KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
使い方In everyday Japanese
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 花火 | hanabi | fireworks |
| 火曜日 | kayōbi | Tuesday |
敬意Wearing it
Fire. Fine on its own; it reads strong rather than dangerous.
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