Meaning of Japanese Word "下火" (Shitabi)

Kanji in this word

Related words "下"

• 下位 (kai)low rank, low order
• 下記 (kaki)the following
• 下級 (kakyu)lower class, lower grade, junior
• 下弦の月 (kagennotsuki)a waning moon
• 下降 (kako)fall, drop, descend, decline, downturn
• 下賜 (kashi)an imperial grant

Related words "火"

• 下火 (shitabi)be under control, burn low, wane, decline
• 出火 (shukka)outbreak of fire
• 大火 (taika)conflagration, great fire
• 導火線 (dokasen)cause, fuse, incentive
• 火 (hi)fire, flame
• 火 (ho)fire