火
か
Meanings
1
abbreviation
Abbreviation of 火曜日 (かようび). Used in schedules, calendars, and casual writing.
See also: 火曜
The meeting is on Tuesday afternoon.
2
fire (second of the five elements)
In the context of 五行 (ごぎょう, the Five Elements), 火 represents the fire element, associated with summer, south, and the color red.
See also: 五行
In the Five Elements, fire symbolizes passion and growth.
Expressions· 10
- 風林火山swift as the wind, silent as a forest, fierce as fire, immovable as a mountain
- 高火度high fired; high-temperature firing
- 尻に火がつくbe under great pressure to act; be pressed by urgent business
- 烈火のごとくfuriously; in a blazing rage
- 目から火が出るsee stars (after a blow to the head)
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- 足元に火が付くbe in imminent danger; danger is close at hand
- 火を見たら火事と思えyou can never be too careful; better safe than sorry
- 火事と喧嘩は江戸の華fires and fights are the flowers of Edo
- 焼けぼっくいに火がつくold love rekindles; embers of a past relationship flare up again