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火がつく
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 火がつく.
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Entry
1
to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to light (e.g. of a match)
Examples
摩擦でマッチに火がつくようになる。
Friction causes a match to light.
2
Idiomatic expression
to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.); to take off (of a boom, craze, etc.)
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