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火災保険 (かさいほけん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

火か災さい保ほ険けん

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Meanings

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fire insurance

Insurance covering loss or damage caused by fire; used in ordinary financial, housing, and contract contexts.

新あたらしい家いえに火か災さい保ほ険けんをかけた。

We took out fire insurance on the new house.

賃ちん貸たい契けい約やくには火か災さい保ほ険けんへの加か入にゅうが必ひつ要ようです。

Fire insurance enrollment is required for the rental contract.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉に火か災さい保ほ険けんをかけるto take out fire insurance on something
新あたらしく買かった家いえに火か災さい保ほ険けんをかけた。
I took out fire insurance on the house I just bought.
火か災さい保ほ険けんに入はいるto take out (enroll in) fire insurance
引ひっ越こしを機きに火か災さい保ほ険けんに入はいった。
I took out fire insurance when I moved.
火か災さい保ほ険けんが下おりるfor a fire insurance payout to be issued
火か事じの後あと、火か災さい保ほ険けんが下おりて助たすかった。
After the fire, the insurance payout came through and it really helped.
火か災さい保ほ険けんを解かい約やくするto cancel a fire insurance policy
家いえを売うるときに火か災さい保ほ険けんを解かい約やくした。
I canceled the fire insurance policy when I sold the house.

Kanji

火fire
災disaster, calamity, woe
保protect, guarantee, keep
険precipitous, inaccessible place, impregnable position

Related words

保ほ険けんN2
保険 is the general word for insurance of any kind, while 火災保険 refers specifically to insurance against fire damage.
損そん害がい保ほ険けん
損害保険 is the broad category of non-life/property insurance, of which 火災保険 is one specific type.

Don't confuse with

地じ震しん保ほ険けん
地震保険 covers earthquake damage and is often bundled with 火災保険 in conversation, but the two policies cover different causes of loss.
損そん害がい保ほ険けん
火災保険 is a specific type of fire insurance, whereas 損害保険 is the broader category of non-life insurance that includes fire, auto, and liability coverage.

Built from

火か災さい+保ほ険けん

Etymology

A transparent compound of 火災（かさい, fire or conflagration）and 保険（ほけん, insurance）.