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    3. 消火

    消火

    消しょう火か

    extinguishing a fire

    KMT6News #13+1CoreNoun, Participle, Verb, Transitive, IntransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab14 strokes

    しょうか

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive, Intransitive

    1.
    extinguishing a fire, fire fighting

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    火か事じの時ときは消しょう火かが大だい事じです。

    Extinguishing a fire is important during a fire.

    KMT4Daily Life
    消しょう防ぼう士しが懸けん命めいに消しょう火か活かつ動どうを行おこなった。

    Firefighters worked hard to extinguish the fire.

    KMT6Daily LifeWork & Career
    家か庭ていには消しょう火か器きを常じょう備びしておくべきだ。

    Households should always keep a fire extinguisher ready.

    KMT6Daily LifeHome & Housing
    初しょ期き消しょう火かの遅おくれが、被ひ害がいを拡かく大だいさせた原げん因いんとなった。

    The delay in initial fire extinguishing caused the damage to spread.

    KMT7Daily LifePolitics & Law
    最さい新しんの消しょう火かシステムは、火か災さい発はっ生せい時じに自じ動どうで作さ動どうする。

    The latest fire extinguishing system automatically activates when a fire breaks out.

    KMT7TechnologyWork & Career

    Kanji that make up this word

    消
    き.える・け.す…(1)
    extinguish・blow out・turn off・neutralize・cancel
    火
    ひ・-び・ほ-…(1)
    fire
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