Meaning of 火事 in Japanese
Definition of 火事
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(n) fire; conflagration
火事の際は１１９番に電話してください。
In the case of fire, dial 119.
Words related to 火事
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(n) forest fire (on a mountain); wildfire; bushfire
アメリカではとても多くの山火事がある。
There are a great many forest fires in America.
- (n) earthquakes, thunder, fires, fathers (this proverb compares the traditional Japanese father with other things which are generally feared)
- (n) fire aboard ship
- (n) post-fire visit to express sympathy; expressing one's sympathy after a fire
- (n) looter; thief at the scene of a fire
- someone who takes advantage of a crisis to commit a crime
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(n) scene of a fire
火事場はやじ馬で大変だった。
A big crowd gathered at the scene of the fire.
- (n) looter; thief at the scene of a fire
- someone who takes advantage of a crisis to commit a crime
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(n) big fire (buildings, etc. on fire)
昨日大火事があった。
There was a big fire last night.
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(exp) no skin off my nose; somebody else's problem; fire on the opposite shore
対岸の火事で良かった。
I am glad it was someone else who got it.
- (exp) fights and fires are Edo's flowers
