Translation guide
A fire hook is a tool used to handle burning logs or materials in a fire. In Japanese, the most common equivalent is 火かき棒 (hikakibō), a metal rod with a hook at the end. Other terms exist for specific contexts like firefighting or traditional hearths.
A metal rod with a hooked end used to move or rearrange burning wood in a fireplace, stove, or campfire.
The standard term for a fire hook or poker used to stir and adjust logs in a fire. Commonly used in households with wood stoves or fireplaces.
火かき棒で薪を動かした。
I moved the firewood with the fire hook.
A long pole with a hook used by firefighters to pull down burning debris or open walls.
A fire hook used in firefighting, specifically a hooked pole for pulling down structures. This is a technical term.
消防士が火鉤を使って壁を壊した。
The firefighter used a fire hook to break down the wall.
A shorter, slightly more casual term for a fire hook or poker. Often used interchangeably with 火かき棒.
火掻きが壊れたので新しいのを買った。
The fire hook broke, so I bought a new one.
Metal chopsticks used for handling charcoal or small pieces of wood in traditional irori hearths or tea ceremony charcoal fires. Not a hook, but serves a similar purpose.
火箸で炭をつまんだ。
I picked up the charcoal with the fire chopsticks.
Literally 'destruction hook', another term for a firefighting hook. Less common than 火鉤.
破壊鉤は消防活動に使われる。
A fire hook is used in firefighting operations.