火付け役

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1

Grade: 4
やく
Grade: 3
kun'yomi on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [çit͡sɨke̞ja̠kɯ̟]

Noun

()()(やく) • (hitsuke-yaku

  1. one who sets fire to something
  2. (by extension) one responsible for something's popularity, etc.
    転生(てんせい)もの火付(ひつ)(やく)
    tensei-mono no hitsuke-yaku
    spark responsible for the "reincarnation" genre of fiction