On Reading
Chinese reading
カ
Kun Reading
Japanese reading
ひほ
Example Words
火ひ
fire
火曜日かようび
Tuesday
花火はなび
fireworks
Memory Tip
Remember this kanji
A person with arms raised in panic with flames (the two side strokes) - fire!
Common Mistakes
Watch out for
Don't confuse with 大 (big). Fire (火) has 4 strokes, big (大) has 3.
Radical
Building block
火fire
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