別火

べっか

Also written べつび

Meanings

1. Noun cooking over a second fire to prevent contamination from one's everyday fire for performing Shinto rites; cooking over a second fire to prevent contamination from mourning people, menstruating women, etc.

Kanji

• 別 separate. Read as ベツ.
• 火 fire. Read as カ.

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