狼煙

のろし

Also written 烽火, ろうえん, ほうか, 狼烟

Meanings

1. Noun beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; smoke signals
2. starting shot; starting signal

Kanji

• 狼 wolf
• 煙 smoke

Example sentences

• 昔彼らはのろしで通信していた。
  Back then, people communicated using smoke signals.

Common phrases

• 狼煙を上げる (のろしをあげる) to start a signal fire
• 狼煙が上がる

Words containing 狼煙

• 狼煙を上げる (のろしをあげる) to start a signal fire

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