急火

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Japanese[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Kanji in this term
きゅう
Grade: 3

Grade: 1
on’yomi

From Middle Chinese compound 急火 (kˠiɪp̚ huɑX).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(きゅう)() (kyūkaきふくわ (kifukwa)?

  1. sudden fire, nearby fire

Etymology 2[edit]

Kanji in this term
きゅう
Grade: 3
ひ > び
Grade: 1
jūbakoyomi

Compound of (kyū, sudden) +‎ (hi, fire). The hi changes to bi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(きゅう)() (kyūbiきふび (kifubi)?

  1. sudden fire
  2. intense heat

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN