Word Meaning 別火
べっか
bekka
別火 is read as べっか (bekka) and means cooking over a second fire to prevent contamination from one's everyday fire for performing Shinto rites.
Meaning
English
- cooking over a second fire to prevent contamination from one's everyday fire for performing Shinto rites
- cooking over a second fire to prevent contamination from mourning people, menstruating women, etc.
Reading
Kana
べっか
Romaji
bekka
Writing Variants
- 別火 べつび betsubi