Word Meaning 焼け棒杭に火がつく

やけぼっくいにひがつく yakebokkui ni higatsuku

焼け棒杭に火がつく is read as やけぼっくいにひがつく (yakebokkui ni higatsuku) 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

yakebokkui ni higatsuku

Writing Variants

  • 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
  • 焼け木杭に火がつく やけぼっくいにひがつく yakebokkui ni higatsuku
  • 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

9 Characters • 49 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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焼け棒杭

やけぼくい

charred stake

直火焼き

じかびやき

grilling over an open flame

火焼

ひたき

building a fire

火焼

ほたき

Kyoto area festival held on the 11th lunar month (wherein bonfires are burned at shrines)

火事場泥棒

かじばどろぼう

someone who takes advantage of a crisis to commit a crime

炭火焼

すみびやき

charcoal grilling

炭火焼肉

すみびやきにく

charcoal-grilled yakiniku

火かき棒

ひかきぼう

fire hook

棒杭

ぼうぐい

stake

焼く

やく

to burn

焼付く

やきつく

to be scorched into