火口

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Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
火 口
か
Grade: 1 		こう
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Compound of 火 (ka, “fire”) +‎ 口 (kō, “hole”).

Pronunciation

Noun

火(か)口(こう) • (kakō) ←くわこう (kwakou)?

  1. (volcanology) a crater
  2. the firedoor of a boiler
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Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
火 口
ひ
Grade: 1 		くち > ぐち
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Compound of 火 (hi, “fire”) +‎ 口 (kuchi, “hole”). The kuchi changes to guchi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

火(ひ)口(ぐち) • (higuchi) 

  1. the origin of a fire
  2. an opening for ignition
  3. the nozzle of a welder, etc
  4. the opening through which the fire enters the barrel in a hinawajū
  5. (volcanology) a crater
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Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
火 口
ほ
Grade: 1 		くち
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Compound of 火 (ho, “fire”) +‎ 口 (kuchi, “hole”).

Pronunciation

Noun

火(ほ)口(くち) • (hokuchi) 

  1. tinder
  2. a place for setting a fire
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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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