as in : 'my CAR caught on fire the other day. (FYI : It was a Pinto. ) '
A person on fire, surrounded by 2 sparks.
DESCRIPTION:
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KUNYOMI:
ひ
flame
JUKUGO:
火曜日
( かようび )
Tuesday
火 (fire) + 曜日 (Day of the week (BOOBOO; in practice, most Japanese omit the final '日'.So, 木曜日(もくようび) becomes simply 木曜 (もくよう)))
= 火曜日 (Tuesday)
火事
( かじ )
A fire - not like the fire in your stepdad's crackpipe; like the fire that spreads from his crackpipe and engulfs your whole trailer.
火 (fire) + 事 (action/ incident)
= 火事 (fire)