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“Flame” in Japanese

Short answer
炎 en えん

Flame in Japanese is “炎” (en). Full meaning: flame, blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger), passion; -itis (indicating an inflammatory disease).

Other ways to say “Flame” in Japanese

火炎 kaen flame, blaze 炎光 enkou flame 炎色 enshoku flame (color, colour), flame scarlet, bright reddish, orange 火の手 hinote flame, blaze, fire; attack, aggression 火 ka fire, flame, blaze; fire (second of the five elements) 熖 honoo flame, blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger), passion; -itis (indicating an inflammatory disease) 焰 honoo flame, blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger), passion; -itis (indicating an inflammatory disease) 燄 honoo flame, blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger), passion; -itis (indicating an inflammatory disease) 焱 honoo flame, blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger), passion; -itis (indicating an inflammatory disease) 焔 honoo flame, blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger), passion; -itis (indicating an inflammatory disease) 火焔 kaen flame, blaze

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