Kanken 1

Meaning

Kanji 炬

signal fire

signal fire, torch

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
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Onyomi 音読み
キョ
Nanori 名乗り
たい
Jōyō
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Strokes
9
Radical
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Kanji Kentei
Level 1
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Related vocabulary

Showing 13 common entries

Showing 13 of 13 entries that include this kanji.

松明

たいまつ

torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.)

炬燵

こたつ

kotatsu

コタツ記事

こたつきじ

(online) article that is a rehash of information already available online (or has been shown on TV)

こたつ虫

こたつむし

someone who curls up under a kotatsu all winter

こたつ布団

こたつぶとん

quilt coverlet for a kotatsu

きょ

torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.)

炬火

きょか

bonfire

炬燵テーブル

こたつテーブル

(electric) kotatsu table

炬燵やぐら

こたつやぐら

square latticed wooden frame for a kotatsu

炬燵掛け

こたつがけ

futon or cloth attached to the kotatsu's frame

春炬燵

はるごたつ

kotatsu not put away but used in spring

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

夜道を照らすためにを手にした。

He took a torch in his hand to light the road at night.

山の上にがともされ、合図が送られた。

A signal fire was lit on the mountain, and a message was sent.

古い城では夜ごとにを掲げていた。

At the old castle, torches were raised every night.

祭りの行列が赤いに照らされて進んだ。

The festival procession moved forward lit by the red glow of torches.

洞窟の中では小さなだけが頼りだった。

Inside the cave, only a small torch could be relied on.