Meaning

Primary

Flame

Alternative

Blaze

Word Type

noun

Explanation

The kanji and the word are exactly the same!

Reading

ほのお
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Ho nooooo (ほのお), there are flames everywhere!

Context

Context Sentences

山火事の炎は、強風にあおられ、さらに大きくなった。

The forest fire's flames were fanned by strong winds and grew larger.

たき火の炎を見つめていると、色々なことを思い出します。

When I stare into the flames of a bonfire, I remember many things.

ある超能力者が、ホワイトハウスが一時間もしないうちに炎に飲み込まれてしまう予知夢を見たと噂になっています。

There is a rumor a psychic had a vision that flames swallowed up the White House in under an hour.

Kanji Composition