Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 狼煙(のろし) in Japanese

狼煙, 烽火, 狼烟
Kana Reading
のろし, ろうえん, ほうか
Romaji
noroshi, rōen, hōka
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    beacon; skyrocket; signal fire
    Example sentence
    昔彼らはのろしで通信していた。 In the early days people communicated by smoke signals.

Examples of 狼煙, 烽火, 狼烟, のろし, ろうえん, ほうか in a sentence

Kanji in this word

狼

10 strokes

wolf

On'Yomi: ロウ

Kun'Yomi: おおかみ

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煙 JLPT 3

13 strokes

smoke

On'Yomi: エン

Kun'Yomi: けむ.る, けむり, けむ.い

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火 JLPT 5

4 strokes

fire

On'Yomi: カ

Kun'Yomi: ひ, -び, ほ-

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烟

10 strokes

smoke

On'Yomi: エン

Kun'Yomi: けむ.る, けむり, けむ.い

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烽

11 strokes

signal fire

On'Yomi: ホウ

Kun'Yomi: のろし, とぶひ

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