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篝: bonfire

bonfire; fire basket
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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

At the night camp, a bonfire was burning bright red.

On the night of the festival, a huge bonfire was lit in the shrine grounds.

The cormorant-fishing boat went down the night river with a fire burning in a basket at its bow.

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