燎原の火

Japanese

Kanji in this term
燎	原	火
りょう Jinmeiyō	げん Grade: 2	ひ Grade: 1
on'yomi		kun'yomi

Etymology

Phrase composed of 燎原 (ryougen, “setting a field ablaze”) +‎ の (no, possessive particle) +‎ 火 (hi, “fire”). Compare Chinese 燎原烈火 (liáo yuán liè huǒ), 星火燎原 (xīng huǒ liáo yuán)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɾʲo̞ːɡẽ̞nːo̞çi]
• (Tokyo) りょーげんのひ [ryòógéńnóꜜhì] (Nakadaka – [5])
• (Tokyo) りょーげんのひ [ryòógéńnóhí] (Heiban – [0])

Noun

燎(りょう)原(げん)の火(ひ) • (ryōgen no hi) 

1. wildfire

References

• “^▲燎原の火”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026