篝
篝: bonfire
bonfire; fire basket
16 strokesNames & literary · Rare kanji (1級 range)in 2 words here
Readings
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Kunかがりび・かがり・ふせご
Always read かがり: a fire in a basket for night lighting. 篝火 (かがりび) is the common word.
Key words
篝火かがりびbonfire; beacon fire
篝かがりfire basket; bonfire
大篝火おおかがりびlarge bonfire
Example sentences
夜の野営地では、篝火が赤々と燃えていた。
At the night camp, a bonfire was burning bright red.
祭りの夜、境内に大篝火が焚かれた。
On the night of the festival, a huge bonfire was lit in the shrine grounds.
鵜飼いの舟は、船首に篝を焚いて夜の川を下った。
The cormorant-fishing boat went down the night river with a fire burning in a basket at its bow.