ひがつく – Vocabulary details

ひがつく

Verb (5-dan, く)

1. to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited

fire; flame; blaze

to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire

to be pressed for time; to be pressed by urgent business; to have one's pants on fire

to be pressed for time; to be pressed by urgent business; to have one's pants on fire

to be in imminent peril; to be in imminent danger

その家いえにひがついた。

The house caught fire.

木もく造ぞう建けん築ちく物ぶつはひがつきやすい。

Wooden buildings catch fire easily.

木きの家いえはひがつきやすい。

Wooden houses catch fire easily.

干ほし草くさにひがついたらそれこそ大たい変へんだ。

If the hay caught fire, it would be a real disaster.

日に本ほんの家か屋おくは木もく造ぞうで、ひがつきやすい。

Japanese houses are built of wood and they catch fire easily.

ひがつくとすぐに、その化か学がく工こう場じょうは爆ばく発はつした。

Once the chemical plant caught fire, it exploded.

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