also: ふしんか
suspicious fire; suspected arson
Used in news reports and official contexts for a fire whose cause is unclear and possibly deliberate.
Last night there was a suspicious fire at an empty house in front of the station.
The police are investigating a possible link between the series of suspicious fires.
Standard kanji spelling; the reading ふしんび is the most common.
Alternate reading; less common than ふしんび.
Compound of 不審 (suspicious, questionable) and 火 (fire).