炎
blaze, flame, inflammation

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

エン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

ほのお

Nanori (名乗り)

ぬく

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Information

Grade:8
Strokes:8
JLPT:1
Frequency:1242

Vocabulary

エン

WordReadingMeaning
炎症エンショウinflammation; irritation
炎上エンジョウgoing up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
炎天エンテンblazing heat; scorching sun
火炎瓶カエンビンMolotov cocktail; petrol bomb; gasoline bomb
肝炎カンエンhepatitis

Other

WordReadingMeaning
炎ほのおflame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
炎ほむらflame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
陽炎かげろうheat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air
日本脳炎にほんのうえんJapanese encephalitis
けんしょう炎けんしょうえんtenosynovitis

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

炊
boil, cook
Grade 8JLPT 1
秋
autumn
Grade 2JLPT 4
救
help, reclaim, rescue, salvation, save
Grade 5JLPT 1
淡
faint, fleeting, pale, thin
Grade 8JLPT 1
灰
ashes, cremate, puckery juice
Grade 6JLPT 2
狭
contract, cramped, narrow, tight
Grade 8JLPT 1
渓
mountain stream, valley
Grade 8JLPT 1
断
apologize, cutting, decision, decline, dismiss, judgement, prohibit, refuse, severance, warn
Grade 5JLPT 3
釈
explanation
Grade 8JLPT 1
数
fate, figures, law, number, strength
Grade 2JLPT 3