炎 is the Japanese kanji for flame, inflammation, blaze. It is written with 8 strokes and appears at JLPT level N1. Its kun reading is ほのお and its on reading is エン.
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Words with 炎
- 炎flame, blaze
- 肺炎pneumonia
- 肝炎hepatitis
- 炎上going up in flames, destruction by fire (esp. of a large building)
- 炎症inflammation, irritation
- 炎天blazing heat, scorching sun
Practice 炎 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.