【火】(ka,hi,bi,ho/fire,Tuesday) Japanese Kanji / JLPT N5

How to read 火

① Onyomi (Chinese reading)

The on-reading is

・か　jitsu

For example,
・火曜日　ka-yō-bi　かようび
　Tuesday
・火事　ka-ji　かじ
　conflagration
・火山　ka-zan　かざん
　volcano
and so on.

② Kunyomi (Japanese reading)

Next is the kun-reading.
It’s read as

・ひ　hi
・び　bi
・ほ　ho

For example,
・火元　hi-moto　ひもと
　origin of fire
・花火　hana-bi　はなび
　fireworks
・火影　ho-kage　ほかげ
　firelight
and so on.

③ Special reading

Next is a special reading.

・火傷　やけど
　a burn
　It is usually written in hiragana.
　火傷をした I got burned.

Meaning of 火

Next is the meaning of the kanji for "火".
This kanji is used in the next meanings

・fire, flame
・Tuesday

Radical of 火

And the radical of this character is 火　hi.
This character itself is a radical, a basic character.

Family name

Next, I will introduce family names in Jpapan.
Here are some family names that are famous in Japan.

・不知火　shiranui　しらぬい

Famous person

Next, I will introduce Japanese celebrities who use the Kanji 火.

・種田 山頭火　Taneda Santōka
　he is a haiku poet

Anime characters

Next, I will introduce some manga and anime characters that use the kanji 火.

・煉獄 瑠火　Rengoku Ruka
　He is a character in Demon Slayer / Kimetsu no Yaiba

Look-alikes 火

Finally, here are some kanji that are similar to 火.

・炎　honō, en 　
　it means flame, big fire

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