火ひ鑽きり

noun

hand drill for fire-starting; fire-starting by rubbing sticks

Refers to both the tool and the traditional method of starting a fire by rotating a wooden stick against a base. Often associated with ancient or ritual contexts.

• 火ひ鑽きりは、縄じょう文もん時じ代だいから使つかわれていた火ひ起おこしの道どう具ぐだ。

  The hand drill is a fire-starting tool that has been used since the Jomon period.

• キャンプで火ひ鑽きりに挑ちょう戦せんしたが、なかなか火ひがつかなかった。

  I tried fire-starting with a hand drill while camping, but it was hard to get a fire going.