火っ気

火っ気

Japanese

Kanji in this term
火	気
か Grade: 1	き Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

Gemination of 火気 (kaki, “fire, flame”).[1]

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) かっき [kàkkí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ka̠k̚ʲkʲi]

Alternative forms

• 火 (か)気 (き) (kaki) (more common)

Noun

火っ気 (hiragana かっき, rōmaji kakki, historical hiragana くわつき)

1. fire, flame

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9