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jmdict 1323610 Active (id: 2149421)
借り火
かりび
1. [n] [rare]
▶ borrowing a light (e.g. for a cigarette)
▶ borrowed light



History:
4. A 2021-10-05 10:35:00  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
G n-grams: No matches
  Comments:
Only in koj.
  Diff:
@@ -11,0 +12 @@
+<misc>&obsc;</misc>
3. A 2021-10-04 08:58:31  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -12 +12 @@
-<gloss>borrowing a light (e.g., for a cigarette)</gloss>
+<gloss>borrowing a light (e.g. for a cigarette)</gloss>
2. A 2018-01-02 21:26:01  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
koj
かり‐び【借り火】
煙草を吸う時などに火を借りること。また、その火。
  Diff:
@@ -12,2 +12,2 @@
-<gloss>borrowing fire</gloss>
-<gloss>borrowed fire</gloss>
+<gloss>borrowing a light (e.g., for a cigarette)</gloss>
+<gloss>borrowed light</gloss>
1. D* 2018-01-02 19:31:59 
  Comments:
I'm sorry, but how does one borrow a fire?
For a cigarette, perhaps, I can imagine,
But this appears to be a made-up word.

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