# 炎 — flame; inflammation

炎 means “flame; inflammation”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: エン (en). Kun'yomi: ほのお (honoo). You'll see it in words such as 炎 (honoo, “flame; blaze”).

- Meaning: flame; inflammation
- On'yomi: エン (en)
- Kun'yomi: ほのお (honoo)
- Strokes: 8
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Fire & light 1

## Words with 炎

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 炎 | ほのお (honoo) | flame; blaze |

## More in the “Fire & light 1” set

[影](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/shadow/) · [昭](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/shining/) · [焦](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/scorch/) · [透](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/transparent/) · [炎](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/flame/) · [輝](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sparkle/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/flame/. Last updated 2026-11-01.