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What is the Kanji for 'Flame' and 'Blaze'? | 炎

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

The Japanese Kanji for 'Flame' and 'Blaze' is 炎.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Flame, Blaze

    Reading

    kunyomiほのお

    honoo

    onyomiえん

    en

    Parts

    Fire

    Example Word

    炎: flame. The Japanese noun '炎 (ほのお)' means 'flame'. It refers to the visible, gaseous part of a fire, often characterized by its brightness and heat. This word is commonly used to describe the flames of a fire, whether natural or man-made. For example: the flame of the candle is beautiful「ろうそくの炎は美しい」(ろうそくのほのおはうつくしい). The flames rose high into the sky「炎が空高く上がった」(ほのおがそらたかくあがった). It can also be used metaphorically to describe intense emotions or passion, such as 'the flame of love'「愛の炎」(あいのほのお).

    Radical

    Stroke Count

    8

    JLPT

    N1

    Grade

    8

    Frequency

    1550

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 1 part:

    kanji

    Meaning

    Fire

As Part Of Other Kanji

This kanji appears as part of one other kanji:

    kanji

    Meaning

    Discuss

Words Using

This kanji is used in 1 word:

    word

    Meaning

    Flame

Kanji Related to Through the Part

These 20 kanji contain the part 火 as well.

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    Meaning

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    Meaning

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    Meaning

    Calamity

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    Meaning

    Shine, Illuminate

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    Meaning

    Burn

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    Meaning

    Dry, Parch, Dry up

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    Meaning

    Field

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    Meaning

    Light, Lamp

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    Meaning

    Ashes

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    Meaning

    Ripe, Mature

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    Meaning

    Smoke

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    Meaning

    Burst, Explode

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    Meaning

    Thin, Light

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    Meaning

    Boil, Cook

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    Hate

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    Meaning

    Char, Scorch

    kanji

    Meaning

    Boil

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    Meaning

    Furnace

    kanji

    Meaning

    Vexed, Anxiety

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What does 炎 mean?

炎 means 'Flame' and 'Blaze'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N1 exam.

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