JLPT N1 · Noun

防火 (bouka)

防火 (ぼうか, bouka) is a Japanese noun meaning “fire prevention; fire control”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ぼうか
Romaji: bouka
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

fire prevention; fire control; fireproofing · noun

Example sentences

私たちは昨日防火訓練をした。

We had a fire drill yesterday.

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

Kanji in 防火

防

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

火

fireカ・ひ・-び · 4 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 防火.

消防しょうぼうfire fighting予防よぼうprevention防ぐふせぐto defend against防止ぼうしprevention防犯ぼうはんprevention of crime消防署しょうぼうしょfire station国防こくぼうnational defence堤防ていぼうbank防衛ぼうえいdefense火曜日かようびTuesday火ひfire火事かじfire火災かさいconflagration火山かざんvolcano

Source: JMdict entry 1520260 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.