炬 jù
noun
: torch
Kun Reading
炬 | たいまつ taimatsu
noun
: to refuse; to reject; to decline
On Reading
炬 | きょ kyo
noun
: (pine) torch; flambeau; torchlight
Usage:
火炬 huo3ju4: a torch
[炬火 | きょか kyoka: pine torch; torchlight; firebrand]
Japanese common word
炬燵 | こたつ kotatsu
: table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
炬燵虫 | こたつむし kotatsu mushi
: someone who curls up under a kotatsu all winter; kotatsu bug; kotatsu snail
Chinese idiom
付之一炬 fu4 zhi1yi1 ju4
: to put to the torch; to commit to the flames; to burn something down deliberately
Etymology:
形声 Pictophonetic.
火 (huo3: fire; radical 86) suggests the meaning while
巨 (ju4: chief; huge) provides the sound.
形声 Pictophonetic.
火 (huo3: fire; radical 86) suggests the meaning while
巨 (ju4: chief; huge) provides the sound.
Examples:
none applicable
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
