火災
See also: 火灾
Chinese
fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving |
disaster; calamity | ||
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trad. (火災) | 火 | 災 | |
simp. (火灾) | 火 | 灾 |
Pronunciation
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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火 | 災 |
か Grade: 1 |
さい Grade: 5 |
on’yomi |
Etymology
/kwasai/ → /kasai/
From Middle Chinese compound 火災 (xwaX tsoj). Compare modern Mandarin reading huǒzāi.
Noun
火災 (hiragana かさい, rōmaji kasai, historical hiragana くわさい)
- fire, conflagration (as in a disaster)
- (Buddhism) one of the three major calamities that destroy the world
Derived terms
Derived terms
- 火災救助袋 (kasai kyūjo-bukuro): a cloth escape chute installed in tall buildings in Japan to facilitate escape from a fire
- 火災警報 (kasai keihō): a fire alarm (a sound, not a device)
- 火災避難訓練 (kasai hinan kunren): a fire drill
- 火災避難路 (kasai hinanro): a fire escape, a fire escape route
- 火災保険 (kasai hoken): fire insurance
- 火災報知機 (kasai hōchiki): a fire alarm (a device, not a sound)
- 火災予防条例 (kasai yobō jōrei): a fire prevention law or ordinance, a fire code
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