also: かせん
noun
fire arrow; incendiary arrow
Historical weapon: an arrow with a burning tip or attached flammable material, used in pre-modern warfare.
戦国時代の合戦では火矢が使われた。
Fire arrows were used in battles during the Warring States period.
noun
Rare historical or literary use for an early rocket-like device, often in pre-modern Chinese or Japanese contexts.
火箭は火薬を詰めた筒を矢に取り付けたものだった。
The rocket was a tube packed with gunpowder attached to an arrow.
Alternate kanji spelling; also read かせん.
Rare reading of the alternate kanji form.
Compound of 火 (hi, 'fire') and 矢 (ya, 'arrow'). The reading ひや is a standard rendaku form. The kanji 火箭 is a Chinese-derived term (huǒjiàn) that originally meant 'fire arrow' and later 'rocket'.