Meanings
Noun
1. fire; conflagration
Kanji used
fire
occurence
Pitch accent
Top 6000
Composed of
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
individual concrete phenomenon (as opposed to a general principle)
Used in vocabulary (12 in total)
scene of a fire
forest fire; bushfire; wildfire
big fire (buildings, etc. on fire)
Examples (68 in total)
Fire! Run!
The house is on fire!
A fire broke out nearby.
The apartment building is on fire.
The fire was put out immediately.
The cause of the fire was known.
Tom shouted, "There's a fire!"
The fire started in the bathhouse.
He extinguished the fire.
I found that his house was on fire.
A fire broke out during that night.
We hurried in the direction of the fire.
The police will look into the cause of the fire.
In case of fire, ring the bell.
Last night there was a fire in the neighborhood.
A fire broke out in the supermarket last night.
A fire broke out in this neighborhood last night.
A fire broke out in my neighborhood last night.
A crowd gathered to see the fire.
The fire broke out toward midnight.
The fire devoured the town.
"Look - there's a fire!!" exclaimed Dan.
All of a sudden, a fire broke out in the movie theater.
The fire that broke out last night was judged to be caused by arson.
Their house was burned down by fire.
He was burned to death in the fire.
In case of fire, you should dial 119.
The whole village was consumed by the fire.
There was a big fire last night.
There was a fire near the house today.
The fire destroyed the tall building.
There was a fire near the train station last night.
He was the only person to survive the fire.
The house was altogether destroyed by the fire.
A fire broke out at the inn where they were staying.
The forest fire began to spread in all directions.
There was a fire in this city last night.
A child's mischief often causes a fire.
He rescued the child from the fire.
They went on fighting the fire at the risk of their lives.
In case of a fire, use this emergency stairway.
Just as he was speaking, a fire broke out.
In case of fire, break this window.
It was not easy to put out the fire at once.
The news of the fire in the factory caused a sensation.
The fire broke out after the staff went home.
The building was heavily damaged by fire.
When the fire broke out, he was sound asleep.
The sailors abandoned the burning ship.
If a fire should break out in your neighborhood, what would you do?
All our family heirlooms were destroyed in a fire.
The police are now inquiring into the cause of the fire.
Nancy told me about the fire.
My mother happened to be there when the fire broke out.
The entire theater turned to chaos when somebody cried "Fire!".
The Forensic Investigation Unit is trying to determine the cause of today's fire.
Not all the houses around here were burned down in the fire.
The fire was brought about by children's playing with matches.
There was a big fire near my house last night.
Strange as it may seem, nobody was injured in the fire.
The family had been sleeping for about two hours when the fire broke out.
It took the fireman almost two hours to put out the fire.
According to today's paper, there was a fire in this town last night.
In case of fire, call 119.
Four families were killed in the fire.
The fire reduced the house to ashes.
Seven families were burned out by the fire.
Five fire engines rushed to the scene of the fire.