to escape being burned (esp. of a building or the items in it)
やけのこる
Verb, Intransitive
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to escape being burned (esp. of a building or the items in it), to survive a fire
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火事の後、家の一部が焼け残った。
After the fire, a part of the house remained unburned.
激しい火災にもかかわらず、貴重な古文書が奇跡的に焼け残った。
Despite the fierce fire, valuable ancient documents miraculously survived unburned.
戦争の炎をくぐり抜け、焼け残った建物は、当時の面影を今に伝えている。
The buildings that survived the flames of war convey the vestiges of that time to the present day.
防火対策が施されていたおかげで、隣家が全焼したにもかかわらず、我が家は焼け残った。
Thanks to the fire prevention measures, our house remained unburned even though the neighboring house was completely destroyed by fire.
山火事の後、焼け残った木々が新たな生命の息吹を感じさせた。
After the forest fire, the trees that survived gave a sense of new life.
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