Japanese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From 小 ("small") + 火 ("fire")
or from 小 (shō, "small," "little") + 火 (ka, "fire")
小火 (hiragana ぼや, romaji boya)
小火 (hiragana しょうか, romaji shōka)
- small fire
Usage notes[edit]
- boya, although an unapproved reading of 小火, is used much more commonly than shōka