Meanings
Noun
Suffix
1. fire; flame; blaze
Alt. forms
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (81 in total)
place where fire is likely to break out; possible cause of a fire
wooden brazier
protection against fire
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
fire pan; heating; first lighting (e.g. furnace); firing (e.g. forest); pasteurization
arson; incendiarism
an iron
flames; forefront of fire; flame tips
god of fire (in Japanese mythology, usu. Kagutsuchi no Kami)
fire tower
fire festival (often celebrating the absence of fires); New Year's ritual at Izumo Shrine; festival involving fire dedicated to the gods
long metal chopsticks (for handling charcoal, esp. in a brazier); fire tongs
(as discordant as) fire and water
burning at the stake; burning to death
ball of flames; mass of flames; body covered with flames
lighting a torch; lighting up a lamp; person who leads a funeral procession with a torch
hand drilling (to start a fire); hand drill; rubbing sticks to make a fire
kindling a fire; lighting a fire
charcoal extinguisher
sparks
to set on fire; to ignite
Ring of Fire (circum-Pacific volcanic belt)
striker (triangular piece of steel used with flint to create sparks)
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
color of flames; colour of flames
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
leaping flames; flying sparks; spread of fire (due to leaping flames); repercussions in unanticipated areas; spilling over; impetigo contagiosa
condition of fire; heat level; fire strength
fuse; cord
source of fire; sign of fire; warmth of fire; heat
fiery chariot (which carries the souls of sinners into hell); desperate financial situation; dire straits
poker; fire iron used to rake ash
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
to set fire (to)
fire arrow; incendiary arrow; rocket
sea of fire; sea of flame
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
ball of flames; mass of flames; body covered with flames
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath
to be extremely embarrassed; to burn with shame
to cook; to heat
playing with fire; doing something dangerous; (fig.) playing with fire; playing around (with someone); flirting
origin of a fire
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
salamander
salamander
phoenix (esp. fenghuang, the Chinese phoenix)
night watch; fire watchman
(adding) fuel to the fire
be careful about fire; watch out for fire
rushing to one's doom; (like a) moth flying into the flame
blister
Chinese-style hot pot
hell and high water
to warm oneself at the fire
firelight
to lead a stingy life; to scrimp and save; to pinch pennies; (lit.) to light one's (finger)nails (instead of a candle)
incense burner; utensil for carrying live charcoal
fire tongs
thunder on a clear day; lightning that starts a fire
fire spirit; salamander (mythical fire lizard)
fire-holding qualities; length of time a fire burns
to "see stars" (i.e. after being hit in the head)
fire-walking (walking over fire or burning coals)
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
spreading of a fire
to melt in the fire
kanji "fire" radical at left (radical 86)
catching fire; fire spreading
St Elmo's fire
smoky fire to repel mosquitoes
desire for a fire that comes with the cold of autumn
Korean anger syndrome; hwabyung
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
playing with fire
desire for a fire that comes with the cold of autumn
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
Examples (53 in total)
We need fire.
Stay away from the fire.
The fire started immediately.