This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: カ、ひ、-び、ほ-
Romaji: ka, hi, -bi, ho-
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

fire

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  4
Radical Number:  86
Frequency:  574
Grade:  1
Skip Pattern:  4-4-4
Korean Reading:  hwa
Chinese Reading:  huo3
Unicode:  706b
JIS:  3250

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3463
Nelson Index: 2743
New Nelson Index: 3394
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4d0.1
Four Corner Index: 9080.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 8
Gakken Index: 432
Japanese Names Index: 52
Daikanwanjiten Index: 18850
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 7.0359
Remembering the kanji Index: 161
Busy People Index: 1.A
Kanji Flashcards Index: 69
Kodansha Compact Index: 1260
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 15
Kanji in Context Index: 18
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 2159
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2911
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 163
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 173
Essential Kanji Index: 15
Kodansha Kanji Index: 4273
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1162
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 13
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 27

Words

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fire; flame; blaze
火曜 (かよう)
Tuesday
火山 (かざん)
volcano
花火 (はなび)
fireworks
火力 (かりょく)
heating power; steam power; firepower
()
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
火災 (かさい)
conflagration; fire
火曜日 (かようび)
Tuesday
火星 (かせい)
Mars (planet)
火薬 (かやく)
gunpowder; powder
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