Kanji: 火 hi fire
JLPT N5: 23 / 100 | 4 Strokes
火
Kun: ひ
Meaning: fire
Kanji Parts:
- 丷 sparks
- 人 person
Mnemonics:
- Clearly, this is a person 人 on fire with sparks 丷 rising.
Stroke Order:
Examples:
- 花火 fireworks [note how the hi becomes a bi ]
- 火花 sparks [sometimes you can reverse kanji and get a different meaning – note here how the hana becomes bana ]
- 火山 volcano [lit. fire mountain]
- 火曜日 Tuesday
Example Sentence:
あしたは火曜日です。
Tomorrow is Tuesday.
- あした tomorrow
- 火曜日 Tuesday