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炎 means 'blaze'

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Strokes : 8    Frequency: 1343   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-19    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 20 words   Used in 227 words   Used in 36 names   Component in 27 kanji (2 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   エン
Kun
   ほのお blaze, flame
Additional readings
Name    ぬく
Variants
炏  
Components
⿱  火 fire  火 fire  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 炎 is used 6 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 炎 is used 219 times, read 2 ways.
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エン : 215 words FIND ALL
え ん じ ょ う 0
1. blazing up
2. destruction of a large building by fire
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ほのお : 4 words FIND ALL
ほ の お 0 ほ の お 1
noun
1. flame; blaze
2. flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
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An additional 9 less common words include 炎 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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炎
エン   ほのお blaze, flame   
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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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