Word Meaning 焼けぼっくいに火がつく

やけぼっくいにひがつく yakebokkuinihigatsuku

焼けぼっくいに火がつく is read as やけぼっくいにひがつく (yakebokkuinihigatsuku) and means the embers of a former relationship flare up again.

Meaning

English

  1. the embers of a former relationship flare up again
  2. old love blazes anew

Reading

Kana

やけぼっくいにひがつく

Romaji

yakebokkuinihigatsuku

Writing Variants

  • 焼けぼっくいに火が付く やけぼっくいにひがつく yakebokkuinihi ga tsuku
  • 焼け棒杭に火が付く やけぼっくいにひがつく yakebokkui ni hi ga tsuku
  • 焼け木杭に火が付く やけぼっくいにひがつく yakebokkui ni hi ga tsuku

Stroke Sequence

11 Characters • 39 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 117540 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

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直火焼き

じかびやき

grilling over an open flame

炭火焼き

すみびやき

charcoal grilling

炭火焼肉

すみびやきにく

charcoal-grilled yakiniku

焼く

やく

to burn

焼き付く

やきつく

to be scorched into

焼き肉

やきにく

roasted meat

焼き鳥

やきとり

failing to win a single hand during a half-game

焼き畑

やきばた

land made arable by the slash-and-burn method

焼死

しょうし

death by fire

焼ける

やける

to become hot (from the sun)