NichiDict

N3
ほのお
[honoo]
Illustration for 炎

Meanings

1.Noun

flame; blaze

2.Noun

flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion

Other Readings

」 has another reading with different meanings.

Examples

ろうそくのを見つめて考え事をした。

I gazed at the candle flame, lost in thought.

ろうそくのが揺れている。

The candle flame is flickering.

が建物全体に広がるまでわずか数分だった。

It took only a few minutes for the flames to spread across the entire building.