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焼けぼっくい (やけぼっくい, yakebokkui) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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After the bonfire, charred stakes remained.
Like a burnt log catching fire again, the two got back together.
Expressions 焼や けぼっくいに 火ひ がつく old love rekindles; embers of a past relationship flare up again Related words 焼や け 跡あと 焼け跡 refers to the ruins or site of a fire, while 焼けぼっくい specifically means a charred stake or log.
燃も えさし 燃えさし is a partially burnt piece of wood or ember, often still burning; 焼けぼっくい is more specifically a stake that has been charred.
Written forms 焼や けぼっくい
Common kana-mixed spelling; the reading やけぼっくい is standard.
焼や け 木ぼっ 杭くい
Kanji spelling using 木杭; less common but still seen.
焼や け 棒杭ぼっくい
Kanji spelling using 棒杭; less common but still seen.
Etymology Formed from 焼け, “burnt,” and ぼっくい, a contracted form of 棒杭, “wooden stake.” It literally denotes a charred stake or piece of wood.
