glowing ember; live charcoal
Refers to red-hot charcoal or the glowing remains of burnt firewood, often used in contexts like traditional cooking or heating.
See also: 熾 (おき)
Grill mochi over glowing embers.
Cover the live charcoal with ash so it doesn't go out.
Standard kanji spelling for glowing embers or live charcoal.
Alternate kanji spelling; less common than 熾火.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; common in everyday writing when the first kanji is considered difficult.
Compound of 熾き (oki, 'glowing charcoal', continuative form of 熾く) + 火 (hi, 'fire'), with rendaku voicing hi → bi.