火ひ打うち石いし

also: すいせき

ひ

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ち

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Meanings

1

noun

flint; firestone

A hard stone used to produce sparks when struck against steel, traditionally for starting fires. In modern contexts, may also refer to the flint in lighters.

昔むかしの人ひとは火ひ打うち石いしと火ひ打うち金がねで火ひを起

お

こし

た

。

People in the old days started fires with flint and steel.

ライターの火ひ打うち石いしが減へってきた。

The flint in the lighter is wearing down.

Kanji

火fire
打strike, hit, knock
石stone
燧signal fire

Related words

火ひ打うち金がね
The steel striker used together with 火打石 to create sparks.
石せき英えい
Quartz; a broader mineral category, while 火打石 specifically refers to flint or fire-starting stone.

Written forms

火ひ打うち石いし
Standard modern spelling for flint used with a steel striker.
火ひ打うち石いし
Variant with okurigana; less common but still seen.
燧石
- ひうちいし
  Literary or archaic kanji form; also read すいせき in geological contexts.
- すいせき
  Geological or technical term for flint; reading すいせき is restricted to this kanji form.
すいせき

Etymology

Compound of 火打ち (hiuchi, 'striking fire') + 石 (ishi, 'stone'). The kanji 燧 is a specific character for fire-starting tools.