火炎(かえん)

かえん
noun
flame; blaze
1. flame; blaze; fire
Intense, visible fire or flames. A more dramatic and literary word than 炎, often used in technical, literary, or compound terms.
火炎(かえん)が上(あ)がった。
Flames shot up.
建物(たてもの)が火炎(かえん)に包(つつ)まれた。
The building was engulfed in flames.
消防士(しょうぼうし)たちは激(はげ)しい火炎(かえん)の中(なか)で懸命(けんめい)に消火活動(しょうかかつどう)を続(つづ)けた。
The firefighters continued their firefighting efforts amid the intense flames.

A more dramatic or technical synonym of 炎(ほのお). Composed of 火(か) (fire) + 炎(えん) (flame). Often found in compound words and technical terms rather than everyday conversation.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 火炎(かえん)に包(つつ)まれる: to be engulfed in flames
  • 火炎(かえん)放射器(ほうしゃき): flamethrower
  • 火炎瓶(かえんびん): Molotov cocktail; fire bomb
  • 火炎(かえん)土器(どき): flame-style pottery (Jomon-era pottery with flame-like decorations)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 炎(ほのお): flame — the standard everyday word for flames
  • 火(ひ): fire — the most basic and general word
  • 炎上(えんじょう): going up in flames; also used figuratively for online backlash

CULTURAL CONTEXT:
火炎(かえん)土器(どき) is a famous type of Jomon-period pottery with elaborate flame-shaped rims, discovered mainly in Niigata Prefecture. It is considered a masterpiece of prehistoric art.

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