Keyword
fire
Info
FrequencyTop 300-400
Type
Kyōiku (1st grade) 
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KankenLevel 10
Heisig173
Readings
(43%)
(40%)
(12%)
(3%)
Composed of
short legs
person
Mnemonic

A pictograph of a person on fire.

Used in kanji (71 in total)
perish
roast
explosion
intense flame
Used in vocabulary (687 in total)
fire; flame; blaze
fireworks
fire; conflagration
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
burn; scald
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
heating power; thermal power; firepower
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
gunpowder; powder
flame; blaze
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
conflagration; fire
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
fireball; bolide; fireball
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
arson; setting fire
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
eruption; volcanic eruption
light; lamplight
display of fireworks; firework(s) display
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
ignition; catching fire; firing (e.g. gun); discharging
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
fire fighting; extinguishing a fire
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
pillar of fire; blazing column
to set fire (to)
Mars (planet)
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
brazier; hibachi
raging fire; conflagration
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
sea of fire; sea of flame
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
ignition; catching fire; setting on fire
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
leaping flames; flying sparks; spread of fire (due to leaping flames); repercussions in unanticipated areas; spilling over; impetigo contagiosa
ignition; catching fire
urgency; exigency; emergency
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
cremation
flash; instant; lightning (speed)
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
concentrated fire; intense criticism
a glow; heat; burning sensation; hot flash
will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fantuus
crater; caldera; burner (e.g. on a furnace)
scene of a fire
firearms; guns
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath
fire arrow; incendiary arrow; rocket
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
to be extremely embarrassed; to burn with shame
light; lamplight
fire extinguisher
flame; blaze
large fire
charcoal fire
condition of fire; heat level; fire strength
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
to cook; to heat
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
forest fire; bushfire; wildfire
gunfire; fire
playing with fire; doing something dangerous; (fig.) playing with fire; playing around (with someone); flirting
outbreak of fire
toy fireworks; sparklers
low flame (cooking); low heat; simmering
world-destroying conflagration
to set on fire; to ignite
burning at the stake; burning to death
origin of a fire
extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
pilot light; spark; live coals (for firelighting)
force of a fire; force of flames
raging flames; roaring flames; raging fire
firing line
ball of flames; mass of flames; body covered with flames
big fire (buildings, etc. on fire)
flash of lightning; fire caused by lightning
firearm; small arms
crematory; crematorium
pale fiery light seen in the fields and mountains at night; will-o'-the-wisp
strong drink
precarious situation; precarious state
long metal chopsticks (for handling charcoal, esp. in a brazier); fire tongs
burning at the stake; execution by burning
source of fire; sign of fire; warmth of fire; heat
matchlock; arquebus
god of fire (in Japanese mythology, usu. Kagutsuchi no Kami)
large burn or scald
to be under control; to burn down; to decline; to drop; to wane
night watch; fire watchman
fire prevention; fire fighting; fire proof
fiery chariot (which carries the souls of sinners into hell); desperate financial situation; dire straits
flint; firestone
looter; thief at the scene of a fire; someone who takes advantage of a crisis to commit a crime
fireproof
artillery
phosphorescent light; mysterious lights on the sea; sea fire
light; lamp; torch
gunpowder magazine; magazine; explosives warehouse; (fig.) powder keg
high flame (cooking); high heat; strong heat
fires set off in early spring to burn off dead grass; bush fire; field fire; grass fire
sacred fire; sacred flame; Olympic flame; Olympic torch
fuse; cord
no skin off my nose; somebody else's problem; (lit.) fire on the opposite shore
light of a firefly
Molotov cocktail; petrol bomb; gasoline bomb
phoenix (esp. fenghuang, the Chinese phoenix)
(adding) fuel to the fire
glowing ember (either red hot charcoal or the glowing remains of burnt firewood); live charcoal
fire; trace of fire; heat of fire; force of a fire
skyrocket; bottle rocket
anti-aircraft fire; flak
flint; firestone
arson; incendiarism
fuse; pilot light; cause (of a war, argument, revolt, etc.); origin; trigger
major volcanic eruption; large-scale eruption; violent eruption; great eruption
burning at the stake; burning to death
gambling den; gambling house
ball of flames; mass of flames; body covered with flames
in the fire; in the flames; (arch.) burning (something)
rushing to one's doom; (like a) moth flying into the flame
ceremonial bonfire (seeing off the spirits on the final night of O-Bon)
to start (an argument, a battle, etc.)
small fire
be careful about fire; watch out for fire
red-hot iron; gunfire; gambling; violent-tempered
firelight
firelight; shadows or forms moving in firelight
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
fiery chariot; kasha (mythical beast said to devour dead bodies); (in China) train (i.e. steam locomotive); (arch.) vile old hag
attacking with fire
burning low; waning; declining
medium flame (cooking); medium heat; medium fire
(volcanic) crater
fire pan; heating; first lighting (e.g. furnace); firing (e.g. forest); pasteurization
accidental fire; fire caused by negligence; misfire; failure to ignite
spontaneous combustion
fire hook; poker; slice bar
black powder; gunpowder
place where fire is likely to break out; possible cause of a fire
pine torch; torchlight; firebrand; bonfire
fire under suspicious circumstances; arson
earth, water, fire, and wind (the four elements)
total fire ban; no source of ignition permitted; no open flame; flammables!
wooden brazier
open fire (in cooking); open flame; direct heat
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
fire arrow; incendiary arrow; rocket
fire resistance
to take a risk for someone; to endanger oneself for someone; (lit.) to gather chestnuts from the fire
fire and water
to warm oneself at the fire
Monday and Tuesday
thermal power station (i.e. using combustion)
bowl (of a pipe); fire grate; censer; flash pan (of a muzzle-loading gun); priming pan
as fast as the wind, as quiet as the forest, as daring as fire, and immovable as the mountain
fire caused by war
welcoming fire for returning spirits (on the first night of the Bon festival)
fire attack; attacking and burning enemy troops, warships, provisions, etc.
charcoal grilling; char-grilling
furnace; boiler
a series of arson cases
Catherine wheel (firework); pinwheel
fire festival (often celebrating the absence of fires); New Year's ritual at Izumo Shrine; festival involving fire dedicated to the gods
falling star; fireball
Olympic torch relay
Tuesday and Wednesday
to be pressed for time; to be pressed by urgent business; to have one's pants on fire
incendiarism
instigator; originator; initiator; torch bearer; incendiary; agitator
fire bed; fire grate
Chinese-style hot pot
volcanic island
low flame (heat, gas)
sacred fire
blackout (to prevent being seen by enemy aircraft during a nighttime air raid)
sacred flame
thermal power generation
point of ignition; flash point
passion (of love)
this world of suffering
fire caused by lightning
to start (an argument, a battle, etc.)
phosphorous light; ignis fatuus; will-o'-the-wisp
fire hook; poker; slice bar
banked fire
arson; incendiarism
volcanic projectiles
volcanic belt; volcanic zone
building a fire
salamander
fireman; stoker
pyrotechnician; pyrotechnist
lamp chimney
glowing ember (either red hot charcoal or the glowing remains of burnt firewood); live charcoal
ancient type of cannon
fire of suspicious origin; suspected arson; mysterious fire; will-o'-the-wisp
extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
fire warning; fire alert
to set on fire; to ignite
fire for luring fish at night
to be as plain as daylight; to be as clear as day
Ring of Fire (circum-Pacific volcanic belt)
without lights
fire tower
fire grate; fireplace grate; grate
Catherine wheel (firework); pinwheel
Firefox (web browser)
torchbearer (esp. Olympic); flame-bearer
tinder; touchwood; charcloth
distant fire; fire at some distance (in cooking)
torture by fire
extinct volcano
poker; fire iron used to rake ash
signal fire; beacon
striking sparks with flint and steel or by rubbing sticks together (usu. to start a fire); fire lit by sparks from flint and steel, etc.; purification ceremony in which sparks are struck in the direction of someone (oft. for good luck)
smoke and fumes (e.g. from cooking); beacon; skyrocket; fireworks
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
protection against fire
burning at the stake; burning to death
Olympic cauldron; Olympic flame platform
hearthfire; ingle; open fire in a fireplace
flint fire; flash
bed warmer; foot warmer
firefighter (Edo period); problem-solver; troubleshooter; relief pitcher; reliever
fire calamity
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
charcoal grilling; char-grilling
flames; forefront of fire; flame tips
heat (from a flame)
erupting volcano
body set on fire from head to foot (like a daruma doll being ritually incinerated)
incense burner; utensil for carrying live charcoal
brazier encased in a wooden box
fire tongs
to lead a stingy life; to scrimp and save; to pinch pennies; (lit.) to light one's (finger)nails (instead of a candle)
instigator; originator; initiator; torch bearer; incendiary; agitator
leaping flames; flying sparks; spread of fire (due to leaping flames); repercussions in unanticipated areas; spilling over; impetigo contagiosa
vinegared rice and sliced raw tuna wrapped in seaweed
fire box in traditional Japanese lantern
coal-fired thermal power
smokeless (gun)powder
ball of flames; mass of flames; body covered with flames
naked flame; naked light
burning-hot tongs; red-hot tongs
Catherine wheel (firework); pinwheel
long metal chopsticks (for handling charcoal, esp. in a brazier); fire tongs
color of flames; colour of flames
fire lookout; watchtower
to be pressed for time; to be pressed by urgent business; to have one's pants on fire
slash-and-burn agriculture
pale fiery light seen in the fields and mountains at night; will-o'-the-wisp
fire festival (often celebrating the absence of fires); New Year's ritual at Izumo Shrine; festival involving fire dedicated to the gods
striker (triangular piece of steel used with flint to create sparks)
fire prevention
thunder on a clear day; lightning that starts a fire
Tue-Thurs-Sat
seven-day workweek; working every day of the week; (lit.) Mon-Mon-Tue-Wed-Thu-Fri-Fri
precarious situation; precarious state
glowing ember (either red hot charcoal or the glowing remains of burnt firewood); live charcoal
kindling a fire; lighting a fire
fire lookout; watchtower
fire in the neighborhood; fire in the neighbourhood
to lead a stingy life; to scrimp and save; to pinch pennies; (lit.) to light one's (finger)nails (instead of a candle)
fire spirit; salamander (mythical fire lizard)
vinegared rice topped with sliced raw tuna
to "see stars" (i.e. after being hit in the head)
eating cooked food
deified volcano or volcanic eruption
fire ship; steamship (esp. a paddle steamer); steamboat; ship with a fire to attract fish while net fishing at night (prior to the invention of electric fish-luring lights)
burner; nozzle; origin of a fire
Sumida River Firework Festival (Tokyo)
grilling over an open flame
water for fighting fires
volcanic range; volcanic chain
striking sparks with flint and steel or by rubbing sticks together (usu. to start a fire); fire lit by sparks from flint and steel, etc.; purification ceremony in which sparks are struck in the direction of someone (oft. for good luck)
an iron
a fire raging in one's own home
fire-holding qualities; length of time a fire burns
looter; thief at the scene of a fire; someone who takes advantage of a crisis to commit a crime
light of a firefly
fire prevention
(the crime of) arson
automatic firearm
poker; fire iron used to rake ash
moderate-temperature burn; cold burn
Tuesdays and Thursdays
fire for luring fish at night
weekday; Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
fire for luring fish at night
red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta)
lighting a sacred flame by the light of the Sun
salamander
smoky fire to repel mosquitoes
building a fire
charcoal extinguisher
fire-walking (walking over fire or burning coals)
match; lucifer
poker; fire iron used to rake ash
burning-hot tongs; red-hot tongs
pyromania; a pyromaniac
post-fire visit to express sympathy; expressing one's sympathy after a fire
(volcanic) crater
building a fire
bamboo blowpipe used to stimulate a fire
building a fire
Mars lander; Mars rover; Mars probe
crater lake; volcanic lake
protection against fire
warming one's crotch by standing over a hibachi
fires and fistfights are the flowers of Edo
area covered in volcanic ash
catching fire (from a neighbouring house on fire)
priming powders
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
dadaiko drum (decorated with flames)
lamp; light
crater floor; crater basin
things to fear: earthquakes, thunder, fires and, most of all, fathers
to lead a stingy life; to scrimp and save; to pinch pennies; (lit.) to light one's (finger)nails (instead of a candle)
catching fire (from a neighbouring house on fire)
fire lit at a gate for funerals, weddings and O-Bon
volcanic thunderstorm
garden tiger moth (Arctia caja)
Hi (former province located in present-day Nagasaki, Saga and Kumamoto prefectures; later split into Hizen and Higo provinces)
lamplight; torchlight
flash point; flashing point
light; lamp; torch
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
backfire (to defend against forest fires)
parasite volcano
fire caused by explosion
bell-shaped window (usu. in temples)
you must protect yourself against any possible dangers; (lit.) you have to brush off sparks that fall onto you
earth, water, fire, wind and void (the five elements)
spreading of a fire
flame of an oil lamp
striker (triangular piece of steel used with flint to create sparks)
chain of volcanic islands; Volcano Islands (Japan)
firefighter (Edo period)
portable brazier
to melt in the fire
light; lamp; torch
kanji "fire" radical at bottom
circum-Pacific volcanic belt; Ring of Fire
to be in imminent peril; to be in imminent danger
post-fire visit to express sympathy; expressing one's sympathy after a fire
Shiranui style of grand champion's ring-entering ceremony
refractory; heat resistance material; high temperature resistance material
fire aboard ship
stratovolcano; composite volcano
charcoal extinguisher
firefighter (Edo period); problem-solver; troubleshooter; relief pitcher; reliever
toy fireworks; sparklers
lighting a torch; lighting up a lamp; person who leads a funeral procession with a torch
redwing searobin (species of gurnard, Lepidotrigla microptera)
volcanology; vulcanology
priming materials
sudden fire; nearby fire
fireworks
Kyoto area festival held on the 11th lunar month (wherein bonfires are burned at shrines)
Olympic flame; Olympic torch
charcoal-grilled yakiniku
catching fire; fire spreading
very low flame (cooking); lowest heat
to start (an argument, a battle, etc.)
volcaniclastic material; pyroclastic material
vinegared rice and sliced raw tuna wrapped in seaweed
guncotton; cotton powder
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
dadaiko drum (decorated with flames)
to start (an argument, a battle, etc.)
Kagutsuchi; fire deity who burned to death his mother Izanami during childbirth (and was therefore beheaded by his father Izanagi)
to be in imminent peril; to be in imminent danger
kanji "fire" radical at left (radical 86)
miso, fried soybeans and vegetables seasoned with sake and sugar
complex volcano; compound volcano
ignition system
deified volcano or volcanic eruption
Kyoto area festival held on the 11th lunar month (wherein bonfires are burned at shrines)
lamplight; torchlight
kanji "fire" radical at bottom (radical 86)
catching fire (from next door); a spreading fire
lighting a torch; lighting up a lamp; person who leads a funeral procession with a torch
playing with fire; doing something dangerous; (fig.) playing with fire; playing around (with someone); flirting
heated acupuncture needle; hot acupuncture needle
spreading of a fire
dadaiko drum (decorated with flames)
very low flame (cooking); lowest heat
cooking over a second fire to prevent contamination from one's everyday fire for performing Shinto rites; cooking over a second fire to prevent contamination from mourning people, menstruating women, etc.
This world is uncertain (cruel) like a burning house
burning-hot tongs; red-hot tongs
charcoal-grilled yakiniku
early evening; dusk; lamp-lighting time; lighting-up time
cassowary (Casuarius spp.)
Kyoto area festival held on the 11th lunar month (wherein bonfires are burned at shrines)
pottery lantern (curved conical shape)
striking sparks with flint and steel or by rubbing sticks together (usu. to start a fire); fire lit by sparks from flint and steel, etc.; purification ceremony in which sparks are struck in the direction of someone (oft. for good luck)
poker; fire iron used to rake ash
hand drilling (to start a fire); hand drill; rubbing sticks to make a fire
Kyoto area festival held on the 11th lunar month (wherein bonfires are burned at shrines)
smoky fire to repel mosquitoes
sunken kotatsu; low table over a hole in the floor (may have a heat source underneath and a hanging quilt to retain warmth)
early evening; dusk; lamp-lighting time; lighting-up time
be careful about fire; watch out for fire
be careful about fire; watch out for fire
hand drilling (to start a fire); hand drill; rubbing sticks to make a fire
hand drilling (to start a fire); hand drill; rubbing sticks to make a fire
sunken kotatsu; low table over a hole in the floor (may have a heat source underneath and a hanging quilt to retain warmth)
to lead a stingy life; to scrimp and save; to pinch pennies; (lit.) to light one's (finger)nails (instead of a candle)
striking sparks with flint and steel or by rubbing sticks together (usu. to start a fire); fire lit by sparks from flint and steel, etc.; purification ceremony in which sparks are struck in the direction of someone (oft. for good luck)
striking sparks with flint and steel or by rubbing sticks together (usu. to start a fire); fire lit by sparks from flint and steel, etc.; purification ceremony in which sparks are struck in the direction of someone (oft. for good luck)
striking sparks with flint and steel or by rubbing sticks together (usu. to start a fire); fire lit by sparks from flint and steel, etc.; purification ceremony in which sparks are struck in the direction of someone (oft. for good luck)
burning-hot tongs; red-hot tongs
portable brazier
tinder; melted candle wax
Old World flycatcher (any bird of family Muscicapinae, esp. the typical flycatchers of subfamily Muscicapinae)
cassowary (Casuarius spp.)
thunder on a clear day; lightning that starts a fire
thunder on a clear day; lightning that starts a fire
charcoal extinguisher
charcoal extinguisher
fire-holding qualities; length of time a fire burns
smoky fire to repel mosquitoes
hut where a fire was kept to keep deer, wild boars, etc. away from fields; hut where a mosquito-repelling fire was kept
hut where a fire was kept to keep deer, wild boars, etc. away from fields; hut where a mosquito-repelling fire was kept
(as discordant as) fire and water
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
things to fear: earthquakes, thunder, fires and, most of all, fathers
early evening; dusk; lamp-lighting time; lighting-up time
early evening; dusk; lamp-lighting time; lighting-up time
early evening; dusk; lamp-lighting time; lighting-up time
firefighter (Edo period)
you must protect yourself against any possible dangers; (lit.) you have to brush off sparks that fall onto you
Kyoto area festival held on the 11th lunar month (wherein bonfires are burned at shrines)
futon or cloth attached to the kotatsu's frame; cover for kotatsu
Kagutsuchi; fire deity who burned to death his mother Izanami during childbirth (and was therefore beheaded by his father Izanagi)
Kyoto area festival held on the 11th lunar month (wherein bonfires are burned at shrines)
Kyoto area festival held on the 11th lunar month (wherein bonfires are burned at shrines)
to get one's knickers in a twist
high fired (e.g. 1400 degrees); high fired (porcelain)
borrowing a light (e.g. for a cigarette); borrowed light
pottery lantern (curved conical shape)
chiton (any marine mollusk of the class Polyplacophora); sea cradle; Japanese chiton (Acanthopleura japonica)
heated acupuncture needle; hot acupuncture needle
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
it is often the originator of problems who kicks up a fuss or complains loudest; the one who smelt it dealt it
drying by fire
fireproof construction
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
pyroclastic rock
hotpot (Chinese dish)
volcanic sand
pyroclastic material
Pele's hair (threads of volcanic glass formed in mid-air)
garden bonfire (esp. one held on the imperial grounds)
non-incendive; non-firing
wood half-burned is easily kindled
Korean anger syndrome; hwabyung
clay bed-warmer (cylindrical with holes in the sides, containing a brazier)
fire resistive covering; fireproof coating; fireproof covering
fire resistive covering material
playing with fire
light; lamp
inflammable liquid; inflammable fluid
Pele's tears (tearlike drops of volcanic glass)
Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
traditional Japanese fire extinguisher (bamboo pole with a clump of rope attached at the end)
traditional Japanese fire extinguisher (bamboo pole with a clump of rope attached at the end)
tool used to extract combusted tobacco from a kiseru pipe
fire lookout; (fire) watchtower
Kagutsuchi; fire deity who burned to death his mother Izanami during childbirth (and was therefore beheaded by his father Izanagi)
room with a sunken hearth
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
volcanic activity report; information on volcanic activity
emergency volcanic alert (e.g. an eruption warning); urgent information on volcanic activity
playing with fire
playing with fire
tongs (esp. for incense or for use in a Buddhist temple)
tongs (esp. for incense or for use in a Buddhist temple)
tongs (esp. for incense or for use in a Buddhist temple)
tongs (esp. for incense or for use in a Buddhist temple)
Hoakari no Mikoto (Japanese deity)
cooking over the fire of an unclean home or a home in mourning; food prepared over the fire of an unclean home or a home in mourning
cooking over the fire of an unclean home or a home in mourning; food prepared over the fire of an unclean home or a home in mourning
fire and wind; fire-laden wind
fire blight (tree disease, esp. apple, nashi, etc.); fireblight
lighter fluid; lighter gel
desire for a fire that comes with the cold of autumn
brazier for warming one's cold fingers, esp. in spring
having one's good intentions backfire dangerously; causing harm when trying to prevent it; (lit.) trying to put out a fire while carrying kindling
local fire brigade
local fire brigade (Edo period); provincial fire brigade
local fire brigade (Edo period); provincial fire brigade
fire sensor; fire alarm
not getting along well with each other; being like water and oil
flame detector; flame sensor
ignition source
colloxylin
Olympic Cauldron lighter; Olympic torch lighter; last runner in the Olympic torch relay
pottery fired in Japan but made with Korean ingredients by Korean potters brought to Japan after the Japanese invasions of Korea
the coolness of early autumn is suitable for reading
flammagenitus; pyrocumulus cloud; fire cloud
fire cloud; pyrocumulus cloud; flammagenitus
slash-and-burn farmer (in Korea)
passing the flame; lighting (a torch) from a (larger) flame; spreading (of a sentiment, movement, etc.); growing; catching on (of an argument, practice, etc.)
blotched foxface (Siganus unimaculatus, species of Western Pacific rabbitfish)
Carybdeidae Tamoya (species of venomous box jellyfish)
Mycena lux-coeli (bioluminescent species of mushroom)
Examples (200 in total)
They clustered around the fire.
Stay away from the fire.
The fire started immediately.