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火 means 'fire'

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Strokes : 4    Radical number: 86    Frequency: 465   JLPT: N5    Usefulness: 1    Study set: 1-4    Grade: 1   Intermediate lesson: 5    Beginner lesson: 17   Begins 272 words   Used in 514 words   Used in 503 names   Component in 280 kanji (19 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   カ
Kun
   ひ   ほ-
Additional readings
Kun    -び
Variants
⽕   灬  
Notes
Is a person (者) on fire in 煮 (boil)?! Why would 点 (spot) be ablaze? And what about the poor bear represented by 熊 (1995)? If you're burning with questions about the 'fire' radical, check out this Radical Note!
Components
⿵  丷 (八) eight  人 person  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 火 is used 27 times, read 3 ways (with 1 variation).
Across all words in Japanese, 火 is used 475 times, read 3 ways (with 3 variations).
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カ : 300 words FIND ALL
か よ う び 2
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
Tuesday
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カ (read as が) : 1 word FIND ALL
れ ん が 1
noun
kanji "fire" radical at bottom  (see also: 列火)
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ひ : 114 words FIND ALL
ひ 1
noun, noun (suffix)
fire; flame; blaze
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ひ (read as び) : 50 words FIND ALL
は な び 1
noun
fireworks
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ほ- (read as ほ) : 9 words FIND ALL
ほ か げ 0 ほ か げ 2
noun
firelight; shadows or forms moving in firelight
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ひ (read as ぴ) : 1 word FIND ALL
て ん ぴ 1
noun
oven; (waffle) iron
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An additional one less common word includes 火 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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More information
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Additional data
Henshall: 15 (originally: 8)  Joy o' Kanji : 8  Key to Kanji: 84 

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火
カ   fire   ひ    ほ-    
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丷
eight
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
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