JLPT N5 · 4 strokes
Kanji 火: "fire"
The kanji 火 means "fire". It is written with 4 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N5, read カ in on'yomi and ひ, -び, ほ- in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
カ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ひ-びほ-
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | fire |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 4 |
| JLPT level | N5 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 1 |
| Frequency rank | 574 of 2,501 |
Common words with 火
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 火fire; flame; blaze
- 花火fireworks
- 火事fire; conflagration
- 火をつけるto ignite; to set fire to · to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
- 火花spark
- 火傷burn; scald · getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
- 火照るto feel hot; to flush; to burn
- 火力heating power; thermal power · firepower
- 火Tuesday · fire (second of the five elements)
- 火薬gunpowder; powder
- 火炎flame; blaze
- 火種live coals (for firelighting) · cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
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