KA hi (fire)

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Character Etymology:

A stylized deriviative pictograph of flames and sparks.

A listing of all on-yomi and kun-yomi readings:

on-yomi: KA
kun-yomi: hi -bi ho-

Nanori Readings:

Nanori: (none)

English Definitions:

1. KA: fire, Tuesday.
2. hi: fire, flame, or blaze.
3. (toro)bi: low fire.
4. hi: fire.

Unicode Encoded Version:

火

Unicode Encoded Compound Examples:

火炎 (kaen): flames, blazes.
火曜日 (kayoobi): Tuesday.
火山 (kazan): Volcano.
火花 (hibana): Spark(s).
火気厳禁 (kaki-genkin): Inflammable—keep out!

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