Word Meaning 点火

てんか tenka

点火 is read as てんか (tenka) and means ignition.

Meaning

English

  1. ignition
  2. lighting
  3. firing
  4. setting off

Reading

Kana

てんか

Romaji

tenka

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 消火 Rank 6758 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

点火系

てんかけい

ignition system

点火器

てんかき

igniter

発火点

はっかてん

point of ignition

引火点

いんかてん

flash point

火点し

ひともし

person who leads a funeral procession with a torch

着火点

ちゃっかてん

ignition point

てん

"dot" stroke (in a Chinese character)

点数

てんすう

number of items

点呼

てんこ

roll-call

点く

つく

to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.)

点ける

つける

to turn on

Example Sentences

1

Naomi Osaka lit the Olympic flame for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in 2021.