灰

Meaning

灰 centers on the powdery remains left after fire: ashes. The cremation sense is a specific application of burning to ashes, while "puckery juice" is an obscure, likely archaic meaning that does not fit the main conceptual center.

• 灰はい
  N3

  ash; ashes

• 灰色はいいろ
  N3

  grey; gray; ashen

• 灰皿はいざら
  N5

  ashtray

• 火山灰かざんばい

  volcanic ash

• 石灰せっかい

  lime; quicklime; caustic lime

• 石灰岩せっかいがん

  limestone

• 灰燼かいじん

  ash; embers; complete destruction

• 灰汁あく
  N1

  lye

• 降灰こうかい

  fall of (volcanic) ash; falling ash

• 死の灰しのはい

  lethal radioactive fallout; atomic dust

• 石灰石せっかいせき

  limestone

• 凝灰岩ぎょうかいがん

  tuff

• 焼却灰しょうきゃくばい

  incinerated ash; burned ash; ash

• 生石灰せいせっかい

  quick lime

• どか灰どかばい

  heavy downpour of volcanic ash (in a short amount of time)

• ソーダ灰ソーダばい

  soda ash

• ソーダ石灰ソーダせっかい

  soda lime

• ソーダ石灰ガラスソーダせっかいガラス

  soda-lime-silica glass; soda-lime glass (most common type of glass)

• 乱離骨灰らりこっぱい

  being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed

• 克灰袋こくはいぶくろ

  polyester bag for collecting volcanic ash

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