[火] Handwritten Kanji for fire and its Readings, Radical and Usage

Today’s Kanji is “火” (hi); Kanji for “fire”.

 

Handwritten Kanji “火” (hi)

 

Readings, Radical and Meaning of “火”

漢字 Kanji	読み Readings	ローマ字 Romaji	画数 Stroke Count	部首 Radical	意味 Meaning
火	カ ひ ほ	ka hi ho	4	火	fire

Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)

 

Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “火”

Jukugo / Usage	Yomi	Romaji	Meaning
火を起こす	ひをおこす	hi wo okosu	To make a fire
火事	かじ	kaji	a fire
火曜日	かようび	kayoubi	Tuesday