building a fire; making a fire
Refers to the act of building or lighting a fire, often for warmth, cooking, or ceremonial purposes. Can be used in both everyday and traditional contexts.
We enjoyed building a fire at the camp.
火焚きの準備をしてから料理を始めよう。
Let's prepare the fire before we start cooking.
火起こし specifically means starting a fire from scratch (ignition), whereas 火焚き can include the whole process of building and maintaining a fire.
Standard kanji spelling for the act of building a fire.
Abbreviated kanji form without okurigana; less common.
Abbreviated kanji form without okurigana; less common.
Alternate spelling using 焼 (burn), also seen in practice.
Compound of 火 (hi, 'fire') and 焚き (taki, the continuative form of 焚く (taku, 'to burn, kindle')). The spelling 火焼き uses 焼 (yaki) with a similar meaning.