飛び火する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 飛び火する | 飛び火しない |
| Polite | 飛び火します | 飛び火しません |
| Past polite | 飛び火しました | 飛び火しませんでした |
| Past | 飛び火した | 飛び火しなかった |
| Te-form | 飛び火して | 飛び火しないで |
| Desire | 飛び火したい | 飛び火したくない |
| Potential | 飛び火できる | 飛び火できない |
| Passive | 飛び火される | 飛び火されない |
| Causative | 飛び火させる | 飛び火させない |
| Causative passive | 飛び火させられる | 飛び火させられない |
| Volitional | 飛び火しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 飛び火しましょう | |
| Imperative | 飛び火しろ | 飛び火するな |
| Conditional | 飛び火すれば | 飛び火しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 飛び火したら | 飛び火しなかったら |
leaping flames; flying sparks
Refers to sparks or flames that jump from a fire to ignite something else. Often used in fire-safety contexts.
Leaping flames carried by the strong wind spread to the neighboring house.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
spread of fire (from leaping flames)
Describes the phenomenon or process of fire spreading via airborne sparks or embers. Can be used as a noun or intransitive suru-verb.
The fire spread by leaping flames, causing damage over a wide area.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
spillover; unexpected repercussions; spreading to uninvolved parties
Figurative extension of the fire metaphor. Used when an incident or problem affects people or areas not originally involved. Common in news about scandals, economic troubles, or conflicts.
Due to the spillover from the scandal, even unrelated departments came under investigation.
The trade friction spilled over into other industries.
impetigo contagiosa
Colloquial term for the skin infection impetigo. Usually written in kana (とびひ). The name comes from the way blisters seem to 'jump' to other parts of the body.
My child caught impetigo and stayed home from daycare.
The fire spread by flying sparks to the factory next door.
My child ended up getting impetigo on their face.
The fallout from the corruption case spread to affect fellow politicians as well.
The firefighters cut the surrounding grass to prevent flying sparks from spreading the fire.