ball of fire; mass of flames; body engulfed in flames
Describes something or someone completely on fire, often used in dramatic or news contexts.
The car became a ball of fire.
彼は火だるまになりながらも逃げ出した。
He ran out even as his body was engulfed in flames.
Common mixed kanji-kana spelling.
Full kanji spelling; less common.
Compound of 火 (hi, 'fire') and 達磨 (daruma, 'Daruma doll'), from the image of a round Daruma doll completely covered in flames.