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狼煙

烽火、 狼烟

Readings

Kana: のろし、ろうえん、ほうか
Romaji: noroshi, rouen, houka
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

noun
1

beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; smoke signals

2

starting shot; starting signal

Kanji

狼
Readings: ロウ、 おおかみ
Meaning: wolf
煙
Readings: エン、 けむ.る、 けむり、 けむ.い
Meaning: smoke
烽
Readings: ホウ、 のろし、 とぶひ
Meaning: signal fire
火
Readings: カ、 ひ、 -び、 ほ-
Meaning: fire
烟
Readings: エン、 けむ.る、 けむり、 けむ.い
Meaning: smoke

Example Sentence

昔(むかし)彼(かれ)らはのろしで通信(つうしん)していた。
➥In the early days people communicated by smoke signals.
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