急火

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
きゅう
Grade: 3

Grade: 1
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese compound 急火 (kˠiɪp̚ huɑX).

Pronunciation

Noun

(きゅう)() (kyūkaきふくわ (kifukwa)?

  1. sudden fire, nearby fire

Etymology 2

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

Noun

(きゅう)() (kyūbiきふび (kifubi)?

  1. sudden fire
  2. intense heat

References

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