striking sparks; spark-making fire
Refers to the act of striking sparks using flint and steel or by rubbing sticks together, typically to start a fire. Also denotes the fire or sparks produced this way. Often associated with traditional fire-starting methods.
See also: 鑽る
People in the old days started fires by striking sparks.
purification by spark-striking
A ritual in which sparks are struck in the direction of a person, often for purification or to bring good luck. Common in traditional ceremonies and folk practices.
Sparks from the flint and steel scattered in the darkness.
At the festival, the priest struck sparks toward the worshippers for purification.
Refers specifically to the flint used for striking sparks, while 切り火 is the act or the sparks themselves.
The verb meaning to bore or make fire by friction; 切り火 is the noun form for the resulting fire or act.
Standard modern spelling using 切る for striking sparks.
Compact variant; less common than 切り火.
Uses the classical kanji 鑽 (to bore/make fire by friction). Rare in modern writing.
Okurigana variant of 鑽火; very rare.
Variant character 鑚 for 鑽; extremely rare.
Okurigana variant of 鑚火; extremely rare.
Compound of 切り (stem of 切る, 'to strike' in this context) and 火 (fire). The kanji 鑽 is used in classical contexts for fire-making by friction.