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大かがり火 (ookagaribi) Japanese meaning: bonfire | Kotomora

大おおかがり火び

Meanings

1

bonfire; large bonfire

A large outdoor fire, often for festivals, camping, or signaling. The prefix 大 emphasizes its size compared to a regular かがり火.

See also: 焚き火 (たきび)

夏なつ祭まつりの夜よる、海かい岸がんに大おおかがり火びが焚たかれた。
On the night of the summer festival, a large bonfire was lit on the beach.
キャンプ場じょうで大おおかがり火びを囲かこんで歌うたを歌うたった。
We sang songs around a big bonfire at the campsite.

Kanji

大large, big
火fire
篝campfire, fishing fire, beacon basket

Related words

かがり火び
A bonfire or watch fire, without the emphasis on large size. 大かがり火 explicitly means a large bonfire.
焚たき火び
A smaller, more casual fire for warmth or cooking, like a campfire. 大かがり火 is larger and often ceremonial.

Built from

大おお+かがり火び

Written forms

大おおかがり火び
Standard spelling using 大 and kana for かがり, with 火 for 'fire'.
大おお篝かがり火び
Full kanji spelling using 篝 (a non-jōyō kanji); less common in modern writing.

Etymology

Compound of 大 (おお, 'big') + かがり火 (かがりび, 'bonfire'). The word かがり火 itself derives from かがり (連用形 of verb かがる, 'to stitch' or 'to build a fire') + 火 (ひ, 'fire').