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Kanji Detail for 燎 - "bonfire, blaze, to illuminate"
燎
- Meaning
燎 means "bonfire, blaze, to illuminate."
Bonfire - A large outdoor fire.
Blaze - To burn brightly.
Illuminate - To light up.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
burn; bonfire
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
to burn, set afire; to illuminate; a signal lamp
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
to burn; to set afire
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
to burn, to light; street lamp; signal fire
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
庭燎. Lighting fire in the courtyard to illuminate the crowd. Anciently used for sacrifices and court meetings. Also read in Level tone. | Fire spreading. Wildfires are called 燎原 (burning the plains). Always used as a metaphor for something powerful that cannot be quickly stopped. Also read in Rising tone.
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