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RTK / HeisigFrame #173

火

fire

Strokes: 4

JLPT: N5

Jōyō: Grade 1

Meanings

fire RTK

Mnemonic Aliases

Narrative names used in mnemonics for this kanji.

fires(mnemonic)flames(mnemonic)oven fire(mnemonic)

Community Mnemonic

▲ 318 votes

For some reason, this kanji reminds me of a person running, her arms (the two drops) raised up, because she caught on fire!

Source: Kanji Koohii community

Radical Components

On'yomi

か

Kun'yomi

ひほ

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