火 — fire

Grade 1 kanji · 4 strokes · on'yomi ka · kun'yomi hi.

Flames — strokes spread upward and outward like a fire burning.

Example words

• 火 — hi — fire
• 火曜日 — kayoubi — Tuesday

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