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 huɑX).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) きゅうか [kyùúká] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [kʲɨːka̠]

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])[1]
  • IPA(key): [kʲɨːbʲi]

Noun

急(きゅう)火(び) • (kyūbi) ←きふび (kifubi)?

  1. sudden fire
  2. intense heat

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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