• 火ひ — fire
• 火山かざん — volcano
• 火事かじ — fire (incident)
• 火曜日かようび — Tuesday
• 火花ひばな — spark
• 花火はなび — fireworks

The pictograph for “火” resembles flames rising upward. As one of the classical elements in Chinese cosmology, it also appears in calendar terms, traditional medicine, and idioms expressing emotion, passion, or danger.

火ひを 使つかう ときは 気きをつけましょう。
Be careful when using fire.

火山かざんが 噴火ふんかしました。
The volcano erupted.

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