JLPT N3 · Noun

火災 (kasai)

火災 (かさい, kasai) is a Japanese noun meaning “conflagration; fire”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: かさい
Romaji: kasai
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

conflagration; fire · noun

Example sentences

火災の理由は何か。

What caused the fire?

Tatoeba #186714

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

Kanji in 火災

火

fireカ・ひ・-び · 4 strokes

災

disaster, calamity, woeサイ・わざわ.い · 7 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 火災.

火曜日かようびTuesday火ひfire火事かじfire火山かざんvolcano花火はなびfireworks噴火ふんかeruption火傷やけどburn火口かこう(volcanic) crater火星かせいMars (planet)下火したびdying down (of a fire)防火ぼうかfire prevention火花ひばなspark焚火たきびopen-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse)災難さいなんcalamity

Source: JMdict entry 1193880 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.