(ほのお)

ほのお
noun
flame, blaze
1. flame, blaze
The visible, burning part of a fire.
(ほのお)()がった
Flames rose up.
The candle flame is flickering.
(ほのお)建物(たてもの)()(ひろ)がった。
The flames spread to the building.
As the wind grew stronger, the flames rose even higher.
The firefighters rescued people from the house engulfed in flames.
2. passion, fervor
Intense emotion or enthusiasm (figurative).
The flame of passion.
To burn with the flame of fighting spirit.
The flames of anger were burning inside my heart.
I was moved by the fiery fighting spirit of the young athletes.
The flame of a comeback was burning in his eyes.

Used both literally for fire and figuratively for passion.

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