点火 (てんか): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

点火 (てんか) means ignition / lighting a fire.

See example sentences below.

点火 at a glance

点火

てんかtenka

N1noun

ignition / lighting a fire

点火てんかtenkaN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

ignition / lighting a fire

Example 1

車のエンジンを点火した。

Translation

I ignited the car engine.

Example 2

キャンプで火の点火を手伝った。

Translation

I helped light the fire at the camp.