Word Meaning 狼煙

ろうえん rouen

狼煙 is read as ろうえん (rouen) and means starting shot.

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

ろうえん

Romaji

rouen

Writing Variants

  • 狼煙 のろし noroshi
  • 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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Related Vocabulary

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おおかみ

wolf (Canis lupus)

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.)

終日禁煙

しゅうじつきんえん

no smoking at any time