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花火 (はなび) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

花はな火び

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Common word›JLPTN4›Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

Refers both to fireworks as objects and to a fireworks display; common in summer festival contexts and in compounds such as 打ち上げ花火 and 手持ち花火.

夏なつ祭まつりで花はな火びを見みた。
I watched fireworks at the summer festival.

海うみ辺べで大おおきな花はな火びが上あがった。

Large fireworks went up by the seaside.

子こどもたちは庭にわで花はな火びをした。

The children played with fireworks in the yard.

Usage patterns

花はな火びを上あげるto set off / launch fireworks
川かわ辺べで花はな火びを上あげた。
We set off fireworks by the riverbank.
花はな火びが上あがるfor fireworks to go up / burst in the sky
空そらに大おおきな花はな火びが上あがった。
A big firework burst in the sky.
花はな火びをするto play with (handheld) fireworks
夏なつ休やすみに友とも達だちと花はな火びをした。
I played with fireworks with my friends during summer vacation.
花はな火びを見みるto watch fireworks
浴衣ゆかたを着きて花はな火びを見みに行いった。
I wore a yukata and went to watch the fireworks.

Kanji

花flower
火fire
煙smoke

Related words

爆ばく竹ちく
花火 refers to fireworks in general, especially colorful aerial displays, while 爆竹 specifically means small firecrackers that produce loud bangs.

Don't confuse with

火ひ花ばなN1
花火 refers to fireworks (the display or objects), while 火花 means sparks—tiny bits of flying fire or light, such as from metal striking metal.
花はな火び大たい会かい
花火 refers to the physical fireworks or the act of setting them off, while 花火大会 is the organized public event where many are launched together.
焚たき火びN1
花火 means fireworks, while 焚き火 is a bonfire made of burning wood or waste; the similar -び ending and shared 火 kanji make learners mix them up.

Counted with

箱はこN5
Counts boxfuls (一箱 = one box).
発はつN2
For shots, launches, and bursts — fireworks, rockets, punches, home runs.

Word family· 11

打うち上あげ花はな火び
skyrocket; launched firework
花はな火び師し
pyrotechnician; fireworks artisan
南なん京きん花はな火び
firecracker

Built from

花はな+火ひ

Written forms

花はな火びUsage100%
Standard and common spelling for fireworks.
ハナビUsage<1%
煙火はなび
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji spelling given; 花火 is the normal modern spelling.

Etymology

A transparent compound of 花, 'flower,' and 火, 'fire,' referring to bursts of fire or light that open like flowers.

手て筒づつ花はな火び

handheld bamboo tube fireworks; fire-spraying tube

線せん香こう花はな火び

sparkler; toy firework

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花はな火び大たい会かい
fireworks display; fireworks festival
花はな火び日和びより
perfect day for fireworks
花はな火び線せん香こう
toy fireworks; sparklers
ねずみ花はな火び
Catherine wheel; pinwheel firework
仕し掛かけ花はな火び
fireworks piece; set piece
ロケット花はな火び
skyrocket; bottle rocket