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    3. 放火

    放火

    放ほう火か

    arson

    KMT5News #9+1CoreNoun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive, ParticlePolitics & LawKanji Vocab12 strokes

    ほうか

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive, Particle

    1.
    arson, setting fire

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    警けい察さつは放ほう火かの疑うたがいで捜そう査さしている。

    The police are investigating on suspicion of arson.

    KMT5Politics & Lawlaw
    その火か事じは放ほう火かによるものと断だん定ていされた。

    The fire was determined to be caused by arson.

    KMT5Politics & Lawlaw
    放ほ火う犯かは、現んげ場んばに残のこされた証しょう拠こから特とく定ていされた。

    The arsonist was identified from the evidence left at the scene.

    KMT6Politics & Lawlaw
    地ち域いき住じゅう民みんは、相あい次つぐ放ほう火か事じ件けんに不ふ安あんを感かんじている。

    Local residents are feeling uneasy about the series of arson incidents.

    KMT6Politics & LawDaily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    放ほう火かは重じゅう大だいな犯はん罪ざいであり、厳きびしい刑けい罰ばつが科かせられる。

    Arson is a serious crime and carries severe penalties.

    KMT7Politics & Lawlaw

    Kanji that make up this word

    放
    はな.す・-っぱな.し・はな.つ・はな.れる・こ.く・ほう.る…(2)
    set free・release・fire・shoot・emit…(2)
    火
    ひ・-び・ほ-…(1)
    fire
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