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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/ hikun/ bikun/ hoon/ ka

kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading

Practice writing

Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.

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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