Word Meaning 火がつく

ひがつく higatsuku

火がつく is read as ひがつく (higatsuku) and means to catch fire.

Meaning

English

  1. to catch fire
  2. to be ignited
  3. to ignite
  4. to light (e.g. of a match)
  5. to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.)
  6. to blaze
  7. to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)
  8. to take off (of a boom, craze, etc.)

Reading

Kana

ひがつく

Romaji

higatsuku

Writing Variants

  • 火が点く ひがつく hi ga tsuku
  • 火が付く ひがつく hi ga tsuku

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 143352 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

火山

かざん

volcano

fire

火気

かき

cause of a fire (lighter, match, spark, etc.)

火の気

ひのけ

source of fire

火中

ほなか

burning (something)

火の車

ひのくるま

fiery chariot (that carries the souls of sinners into hell)

火傷

やけど

burn

火災

かさい

conflagration

火事

かじ

fire

火力

かりょく

firepower

火星

かせい

Mars (planet)

火薬

かやく

gunpowder

Example Sentences

1

Immediately after it caught fire, the chemical factory blew up.