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放火

放火

Chinese

 
to release; to free; to let go; to put; to place; to let out
 
fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving
simp. and trad.
(放火)

Verb

放火

  1. to set on fire, specifically to commit arson

Derived terms

  • 州官放火 (zhōuguān-fànghuǒ)
  • 殺人放火杀人放火

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (放火):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ほう
Grade: 3

Grade: 1
on'yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 放火 (pjangH xwaX, let loose” + “fire). Compare modern Chinese 放火 (fànghuǒ).

Pronunciation

Noun

放火 (hiragana ほうか, romaji hōka, historical hiragana はうくわ)

  1. arson, setting fire to something

Derived terms

Verb

放火する (hiragana ほうかする, romaji hōka suru, historical hiragana はうくわする)

  1. to set fire to something

Conjugation

References

  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3