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What is the Kanji for 'Fire'? | 火

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Fire', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Fire' is 火.

    kanji

    火

    Meaning

    Fire

    Reading

    kunyomiひ

    hi

    ほ

    ho

    onyomiか

    ka

    Parts

    丷Divide 人Person

    Example Word

    火曜日: Tuesday. The Japanese noun '火曜日 (かようび)' means 'Tuesday'. It is one of the days of the week in the Japanese calendar. The word is derived from the kanji '火' meaning 'fire', which is associated with the planet Mars in traditional East Asian culture. Example sentences: I have a meeting on Tuesday「火曜日に会議があります」(かようびにかいぎがあります). Let's meet next Tuesday「来週の火曜日に会いましょう」(らいしゅうのかようびにあいましょう).

    Radical

    火

    Stroke Count

    4

    JLPT

    N5

    Grade

    1

    Frequency

    232

    Radical Form

    灬

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji 火

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

    radical

    丷

    Meaning

    Divide

    kanji

    人

    Meaning

    Person

火 As Part Of Other Kanji

This kanji appears as part of 21 other kanji:

    kanji

    燥

    Meaning

    Dry, Parch, Dry up

    kanji

    煩

    Meaning

    Vexed, Anxiety

    kanji

    熟

    Meaning

    Ripe, Mature

    kanji

    灯

    Meaning

    Light, Lamp

    kanji

    畑

    Meaning

    Field

    kanji

    炉

    Meaning

    Furnace

    kanji

    爆

    Meaning

    Burst, Explode

    kanji

    憎

    Meaning

    Hate

    kanji

    焼

    Meaning

    Burn, Bake

    kanji

    炎

    Meaning

    Flame, Blaze

    kanji

    秋

    Meaning

    Autumn

    kanji

    燃

    Meaning

    Burn

    kanji

    焦

    Meaning

    Char, Scorch

    kanji

    灰

    Meaning

    Ashes

    kanji

    照

    Meaning

    Shine, Illuminate

    kanji

    然

    Meaning

    Sort of thing, In that case

    kanji

    災

    Meaning

    Calamity

    kanji

    淡

    Meaning

    Thin, Light

    kanji

    炊

    Meaning

    Boil, Cook

    kanji

    煙

    Meaning

    Smoke

    kanji

    煮

    Meaning

    Boil

Words Using 火

This kanji is used in 9 words:

    word

    火力

    Meaning

    Firepower

    word

    火山

    Meaning

    Volcano

    word

    花火

    Meaning

    Fireworks

    word

    火

    Meaning

    Fire

    word

    火曜日

    Meaning

    Tuesday

    word

    消火器

    Meaning

    Fire extinguisher

    word

    防火

    Meaning

    Fire prevention

    word

    噴火

    Meaning

    Eruption

    word

    火災

    Meaning

    Fire

Kanji Related to 火 Through the Part 丷

These 10 kanji contain the part 丷 as well.

    kanji

    平

    Meaning

    Flat

    kanji

    米

    Meaning

    Rice

    kanji

    率

    Meaning

    Command, Proportion

    kanji

    半

    Meaning

    Half

    kanji

    羊

    Meaning

    Sheep

    kanji

    摂

    Meaning

    Take in, Vicarious

    kanji

    弟

    Meaning

    Younger brother

    kanji

    金

    Meaning

    Gold

    kanji

    帝

    Meaning

    Emperor, Sovereign

    kanji

    曽

    Meaning

    Formerly

Kanji Related to 火 Through the Part 人

These 19 kanji contain the part 人 as well.

    kanji

    肉

    Meaning

    Meat

    kanji

    幾

    Meaning

    Some, How many

    kanji

    介

    Meaning

    Mediate, Jammed in

    kanji

    大

    Meaning

    Big

    kanji

    谷

    Meaning

    Valley

    kanji

    合

    Meaning

    Fit, Match

    kanji

    今

    Meaning

    Now

    kanji

    食

    Meaning

    Eat, Food

    kanji

    木

    Meaning

    Tree, Wood

    kanji

    囚

    Meaning

    Prisoner, Criminal

    kanji

    卒

    Meaning

    Graduate

    kanji

    茶

    Meaning

    Tea

    kanji

    企

    Meaning

    Plan, Project

    kanji

    傘

    Meaning

    Umbrella, Parasol

    kanji

    飾

    Meaning

    Decorate

    kanji

    夫

    Meaning

    Man, Husband

    kanji

    舎

    Meaning

    House, Quarters

    kanji

    内

    Meaning

    Inside

    kanji

    会

    Meaning

    Meet

Learn the Kanji 火

Let's make sure you fully understand this kanji.

What does 火 mean?

火 means 'Fire'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in First Grade, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N5 exam.

To help you master this kanji, here's an interactive lesson where you'll practice its readings and meanings.