【ほくち】

Frequency rank: 20,615. – 20,704.
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  1. tinder; touchwood; charcloth
Forms
  • 【ほくち】Frequency rank: 20,615. – 20,704.
  • ほくち
Generated definitions (experimental)
  1. tinder
    2. This refers to any material that is easy to ignite and is used to start a fire. This meaning is commonly used in the context of camping or survival scenarios.
    He used tinder to start the fire.
    Among the antiques, there were also some old pieces of tinder.
  2. touchwood
    3. This meaning refers to a type of wood that is used as a fire-starting material, similar to tinder but specifically indicating a particular type of wood. It may also imply symbolic or superstitious usage regarding luck.
    He made a wish on the touchwood.
    In the forest, there were many pieces of touchwood that would make good tinder.
  3. charcloth
    4. This refers to a piece of cloth that has been charred to create a material that can easily catch a spark and help in fire-starting, particularly in conjunction with flint and steel.
    He used charcloth to start the fire.
    Having charcloth makes camping much easier.
Generated collocations (experimental)
to make tinderto use tinderto light tinderpreparation of tinderdry tindernatural tinderto gather tinderto search for tinder
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
  1. ひうち．.、つばな茅花、えんしょう焰硝．.．.
  2. ．.．.
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