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情火 (じょうか) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

情じょう火か

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Meanings

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noun

passion of love; flames of passion

A somewhat literary or poetic term for intense romantic passion, often with a burning or consuming nuance.

彼かれは彼かの女じょへの情じょう火かに身みを焦こがした。
He burned with passion for her.

Kanji

情feelings, emotion, passion
火fire

Similar words

情じょう熱ねつ
情熱 is the common, everyday word for passion or enthusiasm in general, while 情火 is a more literary term specifically for romantic passion.

Etymology

Compound of 情 (じょう, 'emotion, feeling') and 火 (か, 'fire'), literally 'fire of emotion'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is conventionally associated with burning romantic passion.