Word details

放火

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 放火.

Dictionary

Entry

放火うかNoun~の Adj.Intransitive~する VerbFreq #16925
1

arson; setting fire

Examples
誰かがその家に放火した。
Someone set fire to the house.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

set free, release, fire, shoot, emit, banish, liberate

8 strokesFrequency 288JLPT N2Grade 3

On

ホウ

Kun

はな.す-っぱな.しはな.つはな.れるこ.くほう.る

Nanori

はなれ

fire

4 strokesFrequency 574JLPT N4Grade 1

On

Kun

-びほ-

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