火に油 ひにあぶら Meanings Expression, Noun (adding) fuel to the fire See also: 火に油を注ぐ (ひにあぶらをそそぐ). Kanji 火 fire. Read as ひ. 油 oil. Read as あぶら. Words containing 火に油 火に油を注ぐ (ひにあぶらをそそぐ) to add fuel to the fire Word lists Idioms Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists