Word details

かがり火

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word かがり火.

Dictionary

Entry

かがり火篝火がりNounFreq #25944
1

fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire

2

Archaic

brothel-keeper (Edo period)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

fire

4 strokesFrequency 574JLPT N4Grade 1

On

Kun

-びほ-

campfire, fishing fire, beacon basket

16 strokes

On

コウ

Kun

かがりびかがりふせご

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