火
ひ
hi
JLPT N54 strokesKanjiLevel 6 - JLPT N5
Quick answer
火 is the kanji for "Fire". A common reading is ひ (hi). You can practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
Fire
Also : Flame · Blaze · Tuesday
Readings
kunひ/ hikunび/ bikunほ/ hoonか/ ka
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Memory Aid
Meaning ·
Three flames shooting upward from a base — the left and right strokes are tongues of fire licking outward while the center blazes straight up.
Reading ·
か (ka) sounds like 'car' — a car on fire, flames everywhere.
Example Sentences
火を使って料理します。
ひをつかってりょうりします。
I cook using fire.
火曜日にテストを受けます。
かようびにてすとをうけます。
I take a test on Tuesday.
Vocabulary using 火
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