Word details

火災

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

Dictionary

Entry

火災さいNounFreq #13233
1

conflagration; fire

Examples
火災の理由は何か。
What caused the fire?

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

fire

4 strokesFrequency 574JLPT N4Grade 1

On

Kun

-びほ-

disaster, calamity, woe, curse, evil

7 strokesFrequency 976JLPT N1Grade 5

On

サイ

Kun

わざわ.い

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