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炎

N1

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • inflammation
  • flame
  • blaze

On'yomi (音読み)

  • エン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • ほのお
Strokes
8
JLPT Level
N1
Frequency
#1068
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
火#86 · fire

Components

Common Words

  • 炎ほのおNoun
    flame, blaze
  • 肺炎はいえんNoun
    pneumonia
  • 肝炎かんえんNoun
    hepatitis
  • 炎上えんじょうNoun
    going up in flames, destruction by fire (esp. of a large building)
  • 火炎瓶かえんびんNoun
    Molotov cocktail, petrol bomb, gasoline bomb
  • 炎症えんしょうNoun
    inflammation, irritation
  • 炎天えんてんNoun
    blazing heat, scorching sun
  • 火炎かえんNoun
    flame, blaze

Practice in Kanjiru

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