Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ru' ending

    to start (an argument, a battle, etc.)

    Idiomatic expression

    彼の発言が舌戦の火蓋をきったことになった。
    He opened up the verbal battle.

Also written 火ぶたを切る【ひぶたをきる】

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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

fire

Kun
-びほ-
On
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
574 of 2500
Radical
fire
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
4-4-4, 1-1-3SKIP code
4d0.1The Kanji Dictionary
9080.0Four corner code
1162deroo
706bUnicode hex code
1-18-48JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2743Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3394New Nelson (John Haig)
3463New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4273Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2159Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2911Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
161Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
173Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
432A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
52Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
15Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
18850Morohashi
8A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
20Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
20Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
13sakade
69Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
15henshall3
27Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
18Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1.Abusy_people
1260Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
163Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
huo3Pinyin reading
hwaKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

cover, lid, flap

Kun
ふたけだ.しおお.うかさかこう
On
ガイカイコウ
Strokes
13
Taught
Junior high
Frequency
2388 of 2500
Radical
grass

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (17)
CodeReference
2-3-10, 2-4-10SKIP code
3k10.15The Kanji Dictionary
4410.7Four corner code
84cbUnicode hex code
1-19-24JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4019Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5155New Nelson (John Haig)
2503New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2933Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2040Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2388Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1561Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
2193Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
31652XMorohashi
1286Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
gai4, ge3, he2Pinyin reading
gae, habKorean reading
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

cut, cutoff, be sharp

Kun
き.る-き.るき.り-き.り-ぎ.りき.れる-き.れるき.れ-き.れ-ぎ.れ
On
セツサイ
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
324 of 2500
Radical
knife
WaniKani
Level 3

Built from

Used in names as

きつきりぎり

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-2-2SKIP code
2f2.2The Kanji Dictionary
4772.0Four corner code
1445deroo
5207Unicode hex code
1-32-58JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
667Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
453New Nelson (John Haig)
27New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
30Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
15Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
15Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
85Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
89Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
204A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
51Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
36Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1858Morohashi
156A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
39Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
39Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
99sakade
126Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
173henshall3
97Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
208crowley
250Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.3busy_people
179Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
86Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qie1, qie4Pinyin reading
jeol, cheKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3WaniKani level