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็ซ
็ซ
4 strokes
Frequency: 574
JLPT N4
Grade 1

Meanings

fire

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ซ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใฒ
-ใณ
ใป-

Common Words

ใฒ
Noun
Freq #989
1

fire; flame; blaze

Examples
ใ„ใ™ใ‚’ใ‚‚ใฃใจ็ซใฎ่ฟ‘ใใซๅฏ„ใ›ใชใ•ใ„ใ€‚
Draw your chair closer to the fire.
็ฏใ‚Š
ใ‚ใ‹ใ‚Š
Noun
Freq #3430
1

ๆ˜Žใ‹ใ‚Š only

light; glow; gleam

Examples
ใ“ใฎๆ˜Žใ‹ใ‚Šใงๅญ—ใ‚’่ชญใ‚‚ใ†ใจใ™ใ‚Œใฐ็›ฎใŒๆ‚ชใใชใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ€‚
You'll strain your eyes trying to read in this light.
2

Also written as ็ฏ็ซ

(a) light; lights; lamp

Examples
ใฉใ†ใ‹ๆ˜Žใ‹ใ‚Šใ‚’ใคใ‘ใฆไธ‹ใ•ใ„ใ€‚
Turn on the light, please.
3

ๆ˜Žใ‹ใ‚Š only; Dated term

proof (of innocence)

ใฏใชใณ
็…™็ซ
Noun
Freq #4827
1

fireworks

Examples
ใ™ใ”ใ„่Šฑ็ซใ ๏ผ
These fireworks are spectacular!
ใ‹ใ˜
Noun
Freq #5937
1

fire; conflagration

Examples
็ซไบ‹ใฎ้š›ใฏ๏ผ‘๏ผ‘๏ผ™็•ชใซ้›ป่ฉฑใ—ใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚
In the case of fire, dial 119.
็ซใ‚’ไป˜ใ‘ใ‚‹
็ซใ‚’็‚นใ‘ใ‚‹
ใฒใ‚’ใคใ‘ใ‚‹
Expression
Ichidan verb
Freq #6594
1

to ignite; to set fire to

Examples
ใ‚ฑใƒณใŒใ‚ใ†ใใใซ็ซใ‚’ใคใ‘ใŸใ€‚
Ken lighted the candles.
2

Idiomatic expression

to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)

Examples
่ญฆๅฎ˜ใซใ‚ˆใ‚‹ๆšด่กŒไบ‹ไปถใฏใ‚ใ‚„ใ†ใๆšดๅ‹•ใซ็ซใ‚’ใคใ‘ใ‚‹ใจใ“ใ‚ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚
The police brutality incidents nearly set off a riot.
ใฒใฐใช
Noun
Freq #6707
1

spark

Examples
ๅฐใ•ใช็ซ่Šฑใฏใ—ใฐใ—ใฐๅคงใใช็‚Žใ‚’่ตทใ“ใ™ใ€‚
A small spark often kindles a large flame.
็ซๅ‚ท
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Usually kana
Freq #8559
1

burn; scald

Examples
ใ‚ขใ‚คใƒญใƒณใงๆ‰‹ใ‚’ใ‚„ใ‘ใฉใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
I burned my hand with an iron.
2

getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)

ใปใฆใ‚‹
็†ฑใ‚‹
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #9309
1

to feel hot; to flush; to burn

Examples
็งใฏๆฐ—ใพใšใ„ๆ€ใ„ใงไฝ“ใŒใปใฆใฃใŸใ€‚
I was feverish with embarrassment.
ใ‹ใ‚Šใ‚‡ใ
Noun
Freq #9710
1

heating power; thermal power

Examples
็ซๅŠ›ใจใŠ้‹ใจ่ฒใฎ็จฎ้กžใซใ‚ˆใ‚‹ใ‚ใ€‚
It depends on the strength of the flame, the pan used and the type of ingredients.
2

Military

firepower

ใ‹
Noun
Freq #10501
1

Abbreviation

Tuesday

2

fire (second of the five elements)

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fire

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