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火 (화) fire compounds in Korean
Learn 🔥 Korean words with 화 (fire) inside! 🔴 화재 [hwajae] - fire disaster
Words in this chart
| Korean | Romanization | English |
|---|---|---|
| 화 | 화 | fire |
| 화재 | hwajae | fire (disaster) |
| 화요일 | hwayoil | Tuesday |
| 화산 | hwasan | volcano |
| 소화기 | sohwagi | fire extinguisher |
| 화력 | hwaryeok | firepower / heat |
| 화염 | hwayeom | blaze |

How these words work together
This chart shows Korean words that use the hanja character 火 (화), which means fire. These words relate to fire in different ways, such as natural fire, fire disasters, and even days of the week. Learning these words helps you understand how fire is used in Korean vocabulary and everyday life.
Example sentences
화요일에 친구와 만나요.
I will meet my friend on Tuesday.
화재가 나서 소화기를 사용했어요.
There was a fire, so I used a fire extinguisher.
화산이 폭발하면 큰 피해가 생겨요.
When a volcano erupts, it causes great damage.
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