消しょう火か

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

消火する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

fire extinguishing; fire fighting

Refers to putting out fires, both as an activity and a concept. Used in compounds like 消火器 (fire extinguisher) and 消火活動 (firefighting operations).

消しょう火かに当あたるto be engaged in putting out a fire
消しょう防ぼう士したちは火か事じの消しょう火かに当あたった。
The firefighters worked to put out the fire.
消しょう火かに成せい功こうするto succeed in putting out a fire
消しょう防ぼう隊たいは火か事じの消しょう火かに成せい功こうした。
The fire brigade succeeded in extinguishing the blaze.
〈場ば所しょ〉の消しょう火かに向むかうto head to a place to fight a fire
消しょう防ぼう車しゃが火か事じ現げん場ばの消しょう火かに向むかった。
The fire truck headed to the scene to put out the fire.

鎮ちん火か
消火 refers to the act or process of putting a fire out, while 鎮火 refers to a fire actually being brought under control or extinguished, often used to announce that a fire is now out.

出しゅっ火か
出火 means a fire breaking out or starting, the opposite end of a fire's life cycle from 消火, which means putting the fire out.
点てん火かN1
点火 means to start a fire, while 消火 means to put one out, making them direct opposites.

消しょう化かN2
消火 (extinguishing a fire) and 消化 (digesting food) are pronounced identically but refer to completely unrelated concepts.
防ぼう火かN1
防火 means taking measures to prevent a fire from starting, while 消火 means putting out a fire that has already broken out.
消しょう灯とうN1
消灯 refers to switching off lights, whereas 消火 refers to extinguishing a fire; both start with 消 but the second kanji changes the meaning entirely.

Compound of 消 (extinguish) and 火 (fire).