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Kanji 炎: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 炎: inflammation, flame, blaze

Key takeaways

Kanji 炎: inflammation, flame, blaze. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

inflammationflameblaze

On reading

えん

Kun reading

ほのお

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 炎

inflammation, flame, blaze

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

This kanji consists of two fire (火) characters stacked on top of each other. Having two fires together represents a much more powerful flame or a blaze.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

Kun reading

ほのお
  • ほのお

    flame / blaze / fire

Commonly used words

  • ほのお

    flame / blaze / fire

Example sentences

Example 1

キャンプの火にが上がった。

Translation

Flames rose from the campfire.

Example 2

のような赤い髪がきれいだ。

Translation

Her fiery red hair is beautiful.

Kanji 炎: inflammation, flame, blaze | Daily Nihongo