Kanji

Stroke count: 17

Meaning: signal fire

Kunyomi: ひうち ひきり のろし

Onyomi: スイ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: fire

Examples

Onyomi Examples

火打石 ヒウチイシ flint, firestone

Kunyomi Examples

火打石 ひうちいし flint, firestone

火打ち金 ひうちがね striker (triangular piece of steel used with flint to create sparks)

火鑽 ひきり hand drilling (to start a fire), hand drill, rubbing sticks to make a fire