切火

きりび

Also written 鑽火, 切り火, 鑽り火, 鑚火, 鑚り火

Meanings

1. Noun 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. See also: 鑽る (きる).
2. purification ceremony in which sparks are struck in the direction of someone (oft. for good luck)

Kanji

• 切 cut. Read as きる.
• 火 fire. Read as ひ.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists