noun
burning duration; fire-holding quality
Refers to how long a fuel (especially charcoal) stays lit or how well it retains fire. Often used in contexts like camping, barbecues, or traditional charcoal braziers.
この炭は火持ちがいいので、長時間バーベキューを楽しめる。
This charcoal has good fire-holding qualities, so you can enjoy a barbecue for a long time.
火持ちの悪い薪だと、すぐに火が消えてしまう。
With firewood that has poor burning duration, the fire goes out quickly.
Search-only kanji form; not a standard spelling.
燃焼時間 is a more technical term for 'burning time', while 火持ち is a common, everyday word focusing on the practical quality of staying lit.
Compound of 火 (hi, 'fire') and 持ち (mochi, 'holding'), from the verb 持つ (motsu, 'to hold'). Literally 'fire-holding'.