Contionary:火

Dan'a'yo

Fact Table
中	HSK/1
日	1
韓	中
SKIP/4/4/4
Radical/86 (火)
Swadesh	167

Alternative Forms

Hanmun: 화 ; Latin: hwa; Unacceptable: 灬

Pronunciation

(Dan'a'yo) IPA: /hwa/

Noun

1. fire, flame
2. fire, inferno, disaster
3. light, torch, lamp
4. one of the five elements of medicine/philosophy
5. war, conflagration
6. anger, temper
   • short for 火星 Mars
   • short for 火曜日 Tuesday

Kaponese

火

(First grade kyōiku kanji)

Readings

• Go-on: か (ka)
• Kan-on: か (ka, Jōyō kanji))
• Kun: せぶ (sebu, Jōyō kanji)

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *Sapuy (“fire”). Compare Tagalog apoy

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sebɯ]

Noun

火 • (sebu)

1. fire
2. flame

Etymology 2

From Middle Chinese 火 (MC hwaX).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ka̠]