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火事

JLPT N4 · Vocabulary

火事 — “fire, blaze”

火事 (read かじ) means fire, blaze. It appears on the JLPT N4 vocabulary list and is a noun.

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かじ

Meaning

fire, blaze

火事 in a sentence

昨日きのう、近所きんじょで火事かじがありました。

There was a fire in the neighborhood yesterday.

The kanji in 火事

火fire
事matter, affair

Words that share a kanji with 火事

火曜日かようび— Tuesday
火ひ— fire, flame
火災かさい— fire, conflagration
火山かざん— volcano
噴火ふんか— eruption (volcanic)
火口かこう— crater (of a volcano)
花火はなび— fireworks
火傷やけど— burn, scald

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