The kanji 炎 means "flame," "blaze," or "fire." It represents the visible manifestation of burning and is often associated with intense heat and light.

・On-yomi (音読み): エン (en) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): ほのお (honoo)

⚫︎ 火炎 Translation: Flame; fire ⚫︎ 炎上 Translation: Blazing; going up in flames (figuratively, e.g., online controversy) ⚫︎ 炎症 Translation: Inflammation

The kanji 炎 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字, けいせいいもじ). It is composed of two parts: the "fire" radical (火, ひ, hi) repeated twice. The repetition of the fire radical emphasizes the intensity and magnitude of the fire, representing a large or intense blaze.