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

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) きゅうか [kyùúká] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
- IPA^(key): [kʲɨᵝːka̠]

Noun

急火 (hiragana きゅうか, rōmaji kyūka, historical hiragana きふくわ)

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

Jūbakoyomi
- (Tokyo) きゅうび [kyùúbí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
- IPA^(key): [kʲɨᵝːbʲi]

Noun

急火 (hiragana きゅうび, rōmaji kyūbi, historical hiragana きふび)

sudden fire
intense heat

References

1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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