火か災さい

か

さ

い

Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

Refers to a destructive fire, especially one affecting buildings or large areas. More formal and news-oriented than 火事.

火か

災さい

が

発はっ

生せい

し

た

。

A large-scale fire broke out at the factory last night.

火か災さい報ほう知ち器きが鳴なったので、すぐに避ひ難なんした。

The fire alarm went off, so we evacuated immediately.

〈場ば所しょ〉で火か災さいが発はっ生せいするa fire breaks out at 〈場所〉
深しん夜や、工こう場じょうで火か災さいが発はっ生せいした。
A fire broke out at the factory late at night.
火か災さいを防ふせぐto prevent a fire
この建たて物ものは火か災さいを防ふせぐために特とく別べつな設せっ計けいになっている。
This building is specially designed to prevent fires.
火か災さいに遭あうto be caught in a fire
彼かれらは旅りょ行こう中ちゅうに火か災さいに遭あった。
They were caught in a fire while traveling.

火か事じN4
火事 is the common, everyday word for a fire, while 火災 is the more formal, news-style term used for a destructive fire or conflagration.
大たい火か
火災 is the formal, official term for a fire disaster, whereas 大火 is the common term used in news and everyday speech for a big fire.

災さい害がいN2
災害 is a general term for any disaster (earthquake, flood, fire, etc.), while 火災 refers specifically to a disaster caused by fire.
出しゅっ火か
出火 refers to the moment a fire breaks out, whereas 火災 refers to the resulting fire disaster as a whole.
火か炎えん
火災 refers to a fire as a destructive disaster or incident, while 火炎 refers to the flames themselves, not the event.

Compound of 火 (fire) and 災 (disaster). The reading かさい is the on'yomi for both characters.

火か災さい予よ防ぼう

fire prevention

fire insurance

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