Word Meaning 狼煙

のろし noroshi

狼煙 is read as のろし (noroshi) and means starting shot.

Meaning

English

  1. starting shot
  2. starting signal
  3. beacon
  4. skyrocket
  5. signal fire
  6. smoke signals

Reading

Kana

のろし

Romaji

noroshi

Writing Variants

  • 狼煙 ろうえん rouen
  • 狼烟 のろし noroshi
  • 狼烟 ろうえん rouen
  • 烽火 のろし noroshi
  • 烽火 ほうか houka

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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おいぬ

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けぶ

smoke

けむり

smoke

禁煙

きんえん

prohibition of smoking

喫煙

きつえん

smoking (tobacco)

黒煙

こくえん

black smoke

硝煙

しょうえん

gunpowder smoke

発煙

はつえん

emitting smoke

噴煙

ふんえん

(eruption of) smoke

排煙

はいえん

smoke (dispersal)

土煙

つちけむり

cloud of dust

砂煙

すなけむり

cloud of sand (dust, etc.)