Kanji

炎

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JLPT N1Jōyō · secondaryfreq #12428 strokes

Meanings

inflammation, flame, blaze

ES: quemar, llamarada, inflamación, flama

On
エン
Kun
ほのお

Common words

  • 炎症えんしょうinflammation, irritation
  • 炎上えんじょうgoing up in flames, destruction by fire (esp. of a large building)
  • 炎天えんてんblazing heat, scorching sun
  • 肝炎かんえんhepatitis
  • 脳炎のうえんbrain inflammation, encephalitis, cerebritis
  • 肺炎はいえんpneumonia
  • 火炎瓶かえんびんMolotov cocktail, petrol bomb, gasoline bomb
  • 中耳炎ちゅうじえんotitis media, middle-ear infection

Example sentences

  • その少女しょうじょは炎ほのおを見みて悲鳴ひめいを上あげた。

    The girl screamed when she saw the flames.

    La niña gritó al ver las llamas.

    Tatoeba #209207(opens in a new tab)
  • 小ちいさな火花ひばなはしばしば大おおきな炎ほのおを起おこす。

    A small spark often kindles a large flame.

    Una pequeña chispa a veces enciende una gran llama.

    Tatoeba #389691(opens in a new tab)

Dictionary data: JMdict and KANJIDIC2, property of the EDRDG, used under its licence (CC BY-SA 4.0).(opens in a new tab)

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