burning duration; fire-holding quality
Refers to how long a fuel (especially charcoal) stays lit or how well it retains fire. Often used in contexts like camping, barbecues, or traditional charcoal braziers.
This charcoal has good fire-holding qualities, so you can enjoy a barbecue for a long time.
With firewood that has poor burning duration, the fire goes out quickly.
Standard kanji spelling.
Rarely used kanji form.
Search-only kanji form; not a standard spelling.
Compound of 火 (hi, 'fire') and 持ち (mochi, 'holding'), from the verb 持つ (motsu, 'to hold'). Literally 'fire-holding'.