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    3. 切火

    切火

    切きり火び

    striking sparks with flint and steel or by rubbing sticks together (usu. to start a fire)

    NTNounCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab8 strokes

    鑽火切り火鑽り火鑚火鑚り火

    きりび

    Noun

    1.
    striking sparks with flint and steel or by rubbing sticks together (usu. to start a fire), fire lit by sparks from flint and steel, etc.
    2.
    purification ceremony in which sparks are struck in the direction of someone (oft. for good luck)

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    Kanji that make up this word

    切
    き.る・-き.る・き.り・-き.り・-ぎ.り・き.れる…(9)
    cut・cutoff・be sharp
    火
    ひ・-び・ほ-…(1)
    fire
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