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
その少女は炎を見て悲鳴を上げた。
The girl screamed when she saw the flames.
La niña gritó al ver las llamas.
Tatoeba #209207(opens in a new tab)小さな火花はしばしば大きな炎を起こす。
A small spark often kindles a large flame.
Una pequeña chispa a veces enciende una gran llama.
Tatoeba #389691(opens in a new tab)