Japanese

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) きゅうか [kyùúká] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [kjɯᵝːka̠]

Noun

急火 ‎(hiragana きゅうか, romaji kyūka, historical hiragana きふくわ)

1. sudden fire, nearby fire

Etymology 2

Compound of 急 ‎(kyū, “sudden”) +‎ 火 ‎(hi, “fire”). The hi changes to bi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• Jūbakoyomi
• (Tokyo) きゅうび [kyùúbí] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [kjɯᵝːbi]

Noun

急火 ‎(hiragana きゅうび, romaji kyūbi, historical hiragana きふび)

1. sudden fire
2. intense heat

References

1. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9