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狼煙
烽火
狼烟
rarely-used kanji form
Readings
のろし
noroshi
Gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading)
ろうえん
rouen
Reading restricted to 狼煙
Reading restricted to 狼烟
ほうか
houka
Reading restricted to 烽火
English
Noun (futsuumeishi)
beacon, skyrocket, signal fire, smoke signals
Meaning restricted to のろし
Noun (futsuumeishi)
starting shot, starting signal
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Kanjis
狼 ON: ロウ KUN: おおかみ
wolf

Stroke: 10 SKIP: 1-3-7 FC: 4323.3


煙 ON: エン KUN: けむ.る, けむり, けむ.い
smoke

Stroke: 13 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 1-4-9 FC: 9181.1


烽 ON: ホウ KUN: のろし, とぶひ
signal fire

Stroke: 11 SKIP: 1-4-7 FC: 9785.5


火 ON: カ KUN: ひ, -び, ほ-
fire

Stroke: 4 Grade: 1 JLPT: N4 SKIP: 4-4-4 FC: 9080.0


烟 ON: エン KUN: けむ.る, けむり, けむ.い
smoke

Stroke: 10 SKIP: 1-4-6 FC: 9680.0


Phrases
昔彼らはのろしで通信していた。
Parts: 昔 (むかし) 彼ら (かれら) 狼煙 (のろし) 通信 (つうしん)
Back then, people communicated using smoke signals.