Jisho

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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun
1. wildfireused figuratively
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やみともしび 闇夜灯火
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1. light in the darkness; guiding beacon of light; godsend
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1. hearthfire; ingle; open fire in a fireplace
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炉火 【ろび】
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1. fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfireSee also
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2. brothel-keeper (Edo period)Archaic
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篝火 【かがりび】
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1. cooking over the fire of an unclean home or a home in mourning; food prepared over the fire of an unclean home or a home in mourningSee also 別火
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合火 【あいび】
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1. major volcanic eruption; large-scale eruption; violent eruption; great eruption
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1. fire of suspicious origin; suspected arson; mysterious fireSee also 不審火
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2. will-o'-the-wisp
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1. phosphorous light; ignis fatuus; will-o'-the-wisp
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1. smoke and fumes (e.g. from cooking)
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2. beacon; skyrocket; signal fire
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3. fireworks
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Noun, Suru verb
1. catching fire (from a neighbouring house on fire)See also 類焼
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貰い火 【もらいび】
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1. world-destroying conflagrationBuddhism
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劫火 【こうか】
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1. borrowing a light (e.g. for a cigarette); borrowed lightRare term
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1. light; lamp; torch
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灯 【ともしび】燭 【ともしび】燈火 【ともしび】灯し火 【ともしび】
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燈火: Out-dated kanji or kanji usage. 灯し火: Irregular okurigana usage.
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1. striking sparks with flint and steel or by rubbing sticks together (usu. to start a fire); fire lit by sparks from flint and steel, etc.See also 鑽る
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2. purification ceremony in which sparks are struck in the direction of someone (oft. for good luck)
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鑽火 【きりび】切り火 【きりび】鑽り火 【きりび】鑚火 【きりび】鑚り火 【きりび】
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