JLPT N3 · Noun

消防 (shoubou)

消防 (しょうぼう, shoubou) is a Japanese noun meaning “fire fighting”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: しょうぼう
Romaji: shoubou
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

fire fighting · noun
fire department; fire brigade; firefighter · noun · abbreviation

Example sentences

彼が言うには、消防の仕事というのは大忙しか全く暇かのいずれかだそうだ。

He says firefighting is a feast or famine job.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 消防

消

extinguish, blow out, turn offショウ・き.える・け.す · 10 strokes

防

ward off, defend, protectボウ・ふせ.ぐ · 7 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 消防.

消すけすto erase消えるきえるto disappear消しゴムけしゴムeraser消費しょうひconsumption消化しょうかdigestion (of food)消毒しょうどくdisinfection消耗しょうもうexhaustion消極的しょうきょくてきnegative消防署しょうぼうしょfire station打ち消すうちけすto deny取り消すとりけすto cancel消去しょうきょerasure消息しょうそくnews (from someone)打ち消しうちけしnegation

Source: JMdict entry 1350340 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.