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► 成句
  [ひ]  [火を見るよりも明らか]    meaning:  obvious  rank: 3
☆ この政策失敗なのは火を見るより(も)らかだ ⇨ It is more obvious than watching flame that this policy has been a failure

► 名詞
  [ひ]    meaning:  fire  rank: 1
☆ 火の取扱いに注意 ⇨ Be careful when handling fire
☆ 火を怪獣 ⇨ A fire-breathing monster

  [ひ]  [火が付く]    meaning:  fire  rank: 1
☆ このマッチは火がつかない ⇨ This match doesn’t ignite

  [ひ]  [coll]    meaning:  heat  rank: 1
☆ このには火が十分通っていない ⇨ Fire hasn’t gone through this meat. This meat is not thoroughly cooked

火の手  [(1)ひのて]    meaning:  fire  rank: 4
☆ 火の手が回るのが速すぎてどうにもならなかった ⇨ The fire spread so fast there was nothing we could do  (☛ Literally “hand, reach, of fire”. The way destructive fire spreads)

火の気  [(1)ひのけ]    meaning:  fire  rank: 4
☆ 火事は火の気のこった ⇨ The fire started where there was no fire or spark  (☛ Literally “sense of fire”. Existence of any fire that can ignite)

火の車  [(1)ひのくるま]    meaning:  problem  rank: 4
☆ 会社財政は火の車だ ⇨ The finance of the company is in deep trouble  (☛ Literally “a burning car”. About financial problems)