火: FireKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it

Words that use the on'yomi (カ)

• 火山かざんvolcano
• 火災かさいconflagration; fire
• 噴火ふんかeruption; volcanic eruption
• 火砕流かさいりゅうpyroclastic flow
• 放火ほうかarson; setting fire
• 戦火せんかwartime fire
• 火事かじfire; conflagration
• 出火しゅっかoutbreak of fire
• 火力かりょくheating power; thermal power
• 火器かきfirearms; guns
• 消火しょうかfire fighting; extinguishing a fire
• 火山灰かざんばいvolcanic ash
• 火星かせいMars (planet)
• 火薬かやくgunpowder; powder
• 聖火せいかsacred fire; sacred flame
• 火曜日かようびTuesday
• 防火ぼうかfire prevention; fire fighting
• 大火たいかlarge fire
• 火曜かようTuesday
• 火炎瓶かえんびんMolotov cocktail; petrol bomb
• 火葬かそうcremation
• 山火事やまかじforest fire; bushfire
• 発火はっかignition; catching fire
• 砲火ほうかgunfire; fire
• 火災保険かさいほけんfire insurance
• 失火しっかaccidental fire; fire caused by negligence
• 導火線どうかせんfuse
• 引火いんかignition; catching fire
• 活火山かっかざんactive volcano
• 消火器しょうかきfire extinguisher
• 火中かちゅうin the fire; in the flames
• 火事場かじばscene of a fire
• 火勢かせいforce of a fire; force of flames
• 火気かきfire; trace of fire
• 火炎かえんflame; blaze

Words that use a kun'yomi

• 火ひfire; flame
• 花火はなびfireworks
• 火口ひぐちburner; nozzle
• 口火くちびfuse; pilot light
• 火種ひだねlive coals (for firelighting)
• 火花ひばなspark
• 飛び火とびひleaping flames; flying sparks
• 下火したびburning low; waning
• 火付け役ひつけやくinstigator; originator
• 不審火ふしんびfire under suspicious circumstances; arson
• 中火ちゅうびmedium flame (cooking); medium heat
• 弱火よわびlow flame (cooking); low heat
• 強火つよびhigh flame (cooking); high heat
• 打ち上げ花火うちあげはなびskyrocket (firework)
• 火の手ひのてflame; blaze
• 火の気ひのけsource of fire; sign of fire
• 火の玉ひのたまfireball; ball of fire
• 火の粉ひのこsparks
• 火の車ひのくるまfiery chariot (which carries the souls of sinners into hell)
• 火元ひもとorigin of a fire
• 火柱ひばしらpillar of fire; blazing column
• 火消しひけしextinguishing a fire

Other readings

• 不知火しらぬいphosphorescent light; mysterious lights on the sea
• 小火ぼやsmall fire
• 火傷やけどburn; scald

Showing the 60 most common of 661 words. See them all in the graph.

Kanji that often appear with 火

• 山
• 消
• 事
• 水
• 噴
• 口
• 大
• 花
• 付
• 見
• 力
• 器