ほのお
honoo
JLPT N18 strokesKanjiLevel 87 - JLPT N1

Quick answer

炎 is the kanji for "Flame / Blaze". A common reading is ほのお (honoo). You can practice writing it on this page.

Meaning

Flame / Blaze

Also : Flame · Blaze

Readings

kunほのお/ honooonえん/ en

kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading

Practice writing

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Example Sentences

炎が激しく燃え上がった。

ほのおがはげしくもえあがった。

The flames flared up fiercely.

炎天下での作業は大変だ。

えんてんかでのさぎょうはたいへんだ。

Working under the blazing sun is hard.

Vocabulary using 炎

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