firelight; shadows or forms moving in firelight
Refers to the light of a fire and the shadows or silhouettes it casts, often evoking a quiet, atmospheric scene. Used in literary or descriptive contexts.
囲炉裏の火影が壁に揺れていた。
The firelight from the hearth flickered on the wall.
火影に浮かぶ彼の横顔が美しかった。
His profile, lit by the firelight, was beautiful.
炎 means flame itself, focusing on the fire rather than the interplay of light and shadow.
Standard kanji spelling; 火 suggests firelight, 影 suggests shadows or silhouettes.
Alternate spelling using 灯 (lamp/light), emphasizing the light source rather than the fire.
A native compound of 火, read ほ here, and 影, “light, shadow, or visible form,” denoting firelight and the forms visible within it.