Kanken 1
鑽
Meaning
Kanji 鑽
make fire by rubbing sticks
make fire by rubbing sticks
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切火
きりび
purification ceremony in which sparks are struck in the direction of someone (oft. for good luck)
Example sentences
5 reference sentences
昔の人は鑽で火を起こした。
People in the old days started fires with a wooden fire-drill.
雨のあとでも、乾いた木があれば鑽で火を作れる。
Even after rain, you can make fire with it if you have dry wood.
彼は鑽の使い方を祖父から教わった。
He learned how to use that tool from his grandfather.
鑽で火を得るには、こつがいる。
It takes skill to get fire with that tool.
博物館で鑽の実演を見た。
I saw a demonstration of that tool at the museum.