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灬fire (bottom)kanji family

灬 is the fire (bottom) component. Explore the 15 kanji that use it — compare their structure, readings, meanings, and example vocabulary on the map. It is the form 火 takes inside another kanji.

Kangxi radical 86

点spot, pointJLPT N3 然sort of thing, soJLPT N3 熱heat, temperatureJLPT N3 照illuminate, shineJLPT N2 蒸steam, heatJLPT N2 烈ardent, violentJLPT N1 庶commoner, allJLPT N1 焦char, hurryJLPT N1 煮boil, cookJLPT N1 熊bearJLPT N1 遮intercept, interruptJLPT N1 勲meritorious deed, meritJLPT N1 熟mellow, ripenJLPT N1 黙silence, become silentJLPT N1 礁reef, sunken rockJLPT N1

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