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N5 kanji · 4 strokes

火 means fire

火Real origin

It began as a drawing of flames rising: fire.

Real origin: where the kanji comes from, as far as scholars agree.

Meaning and readings

Meaning
fire
JLPT level
N5
Strokes
4
School grade
Grade 1 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) ひ hi

ひ (hi) is the Japanese word for this kanji. You use it when the kanji stands alone or has kana after it. Dictionaries call this the kun reading.

From Chinese (onyomi) カ ka

カ (ka) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.

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Common word

火山 かざん · kazan

volcano

Used in 19 kanji

灬 Used in 47 kanji

See all 5 at N5 and N4

The story and the part meanings are Chirami's own. Readings, meanings and the common word come from KANJIDIC2 and JMdict, and the strokes from KanjiVG. Spotted a mistake? Email support@brightsmilesolutions.org.