火ひ口ぐち

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

burner; nozzle; origin of a fire

Refers to the opening or outlet of a burner or nozzle, or the point where a fire starts. Common in technical, industrial, and fire investigation contexts.

ガスコンロの火ひ口ぐちを掃そう除じした。
I cleaned the burner of the gas stove.
消しょう防ぼうは火ひ口ぐちの特とく定ていに時じ間かんがかかった。
The fire department took time to identify the origin of the fire.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉の火ひ口ぐちthe burner/nozzle opening of an appliance
ガスコンロの火ひ口ぐちが汚よごれて火ひがつきにくい。
The burner opening of the gas stove is dirty, so it's hard to light.
火ひ口ぐちを特とく定ていするto determine the point of origin of a fire
消しょう防ぼうは火か災さいの火ひ口ぐちを特とく定ていするため現げん場ばを調ちょう査さした。
The fire department investigated the scene to determine the point where the fire started.

Kanji

火fire
口mouth

Related words

火ひ元もと
火元 refers to the source or origin point of a fire (often used in fire investigations or to mean the household where a fire started), while 火口 is the more technical term for the burner opening or ignition point itself.
バーナー
バーナー is the common everyday loanword for a burner device as a whole, while 火口 is the technical term for the burner's opening or nozzle specifically.
ノズル
ノズル is the general loanword for any nozzle, while 火口 refers specifically to the nozzle or opening of a burner.

Don't confuse with

火か口こうN2
Written identically as 火口, かこう means a volcanic crater, while ひぐち (this entry) means a burner nozzle or the point where a fire started, so context and reading must distinguish them.

Counted with

口くちN5
mouth · opening; hole; mouth (of a container) · entrance; exit; gate · speech; talk; gossip · taste; palate · mouth to feed · job opening; vacancy · invitation; summons · kind; sort; type · beginning; start · counter for mouthfuls, shares, stove burners · counter for swords, blades

Built from

火ひ+口くち

Etymology

Compound of 火 (hi, 'fire') and 口 (kuchi, 'mouth, opening'), literally 'fire mouth'. The reading ひぐち is a standard rendaku form.

Meanings

noun

burner; nozzle; origin of a fire

Refers to the opening or outlet of a burner or nozzle, or the point where a fire starts. Common in technical, industrial, and fire investigation contexts.

ガスコンロの火ひ口ぐちを掃そう除じした。
I cleaned the burner of the gas stove.
消しょう防ぼうは火ひ口ぐちの特とく定ていに時じ間かんがかかった。
The fire department took time to identify the origin of the fire.

Related words

火ひ元もと
火元 refers to the source or origin point of a fire (often used in fire investigations or to mean the household where a fire started), while 火口 is the more technical term for the burner opening or ignition point itself.
バーナー
バーナー is the common everyday loanword for a burner device as a whole, while 火口 is the technical term for the burner's opening or nozzle specifically.
ノズル
ノズル is the general loanword for any nozzle, while 火口 refers specifically to the nozzle or opening of a burner.

Counted with

口くちN5
mouth · opening; hole; mouth (of a container) · entrance; exit; gate · speech; talk; gossip · taste; palate · mouth to feed · job opening; vacancy · invitation; summons · kind; sort; type · beginning; start · counter for mouthfuls, shares, stove burners · counter for swords, blades