火 (ひ, hi) Japanese meaning: fire | KotomoraUsage patterns
〈物〉に火をつけるto light something on fire
火を消すto put out a fire
I doused it with water to put out the fire.
火が消えるfor a fire to go out (on its own)
The fire went out because of the wind.
火にあたるto warm oneself by a fire
We all warmed ourselves by the bonfire.
〈物〉を火にかけるto put something on the heat/stove
I put the pot on the heat to warm it up.
〈物〉に火を通すto cook something thoroughly by heating it
Please make sure the meat is cooked all the way through before eating.
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火の車fiery chariot; hell-bound chariot · dire financial straits; desperate money troubles 火の手flames; blaze; fire · attack; aggression 下火になるdie down (fire); be brought under control (fire) · decline; wane; fall off; go out of fashion 火に油fuel to the fire; adding fuel to the fire 火の元source of fire; place where fire could start
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火の海sea of fire; blazing inferno 火がつくcatch fire; be ignited; light · flare up; blaze; take off 火の用心be careful about fire; watch out for fire 火を吐くbreathe fire; belch flames; spit fire · speak vehemently; rant; rail
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burst into flames; catch fire · fire a gun; shoot · fan a fire with one's breath; blow on a fire · breathe fire; spit fire; explode in anger
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緋 (scarlet) and 火 (fire) are pronounced identically as ひ but are completely unrelated in meaning, distinguished only by kanji and context.
火 is the general word for fire of any kind, while 焚き火 specifically means a controlled fire that someone has built outdoors.
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open-air fire; bonfire; campfire · open fire (in a kitchen)
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low heat; low flame; simmering
fireball; ball of fire · will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
dying down; waning; declining
live coals; burning embers · cause; trigger; spark
playing with fire (literal) · playing with fire (figurative); doing something dangerous · playing around (romantically); flirting; having an affair
high heat; high flame
arson; incendiarism
fire extinguishing; putting out a fire · Edo-period fireman
leaping flames; flying sparks · spread of fire (from leaping flames) · spillover; unexpected repercussions; spreading to uninvolved parties · impetigo contagiosa
sparks; flying sparks
medium heat; medium flame
origin of a fire; source of a fire
brazier; hibachi
ceremonial bonfire for sending off spirits during Obon
fuse; pilot light · trigger; spark; cause
burning at the stake; execution by fire
fire pan; brazier · heating; applying heat · first lighting; firing; kindling; igniting · pasteurization
glow of a firefly · nearly extinguished fire; embers
pan cover; touch-hole cover
controlled burn; prescribed fire; field burning · wildfire; bush fire; grass fire
will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fatuus
heat level; fire strength; condition of fire
red imported fire ant
foxfire; will-o'-the-wisp
fire arrow; incendiary arrow · rocket
