急火

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
急	火
きゅう Grade: 3	か Grade: 1
on’yomi

From Middle Chinese compound 急火 (kˠiɪp̚ huɑ^X).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) きゅうか [kyùúká] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [kʲɨᵝːka̠]

Noun

急(きゅう)火(か) • (kyūka) ^{←きふくわ (kifukwa)?}

1. sudden fire, nearby fire

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
急	火
きゅう Grade: 3	ひ > び Grade: 1
jūbakoyomi

Compound of 急 (kyū, “sudden”) +‎ 火 (hi, “fire”). The hi changes to bi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) きゅうび [kyùúbí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [kʲɨᵝːbʲi]

Noun

急(きゅう)火(び) • (kyūbi) ^{←きふび (kifubi)?}

1. sudden fire
2. intense heat