Word details

鎮火

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

Dictionary

Entry

鎮火ちんかNounIntransitiveTransitive~する VerbFreq #28238
1

extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out

Examples
その火事はすぐに鎮火された。
The fire was soon extinguished.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

鎮

tranquilize, ancient peace-preservation centers

18 strokesFrequency 1,617JLPT N1Grade 8

On

チン

Kun

しず.めるしず.まるおさえ

Nanori

しげじんちかしん
火

fire

4 strokesFrequency 574JLPT N4Grade 1

On

カ

Kun

ひ-びほ-

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