Chinese

		forest	fire; conflagration
trad. (森林火災)		森林	火災
simp. (森林火灾)		森林	火灾

Noun

森林火災

1. forest fire; bush fire; wildfire

Synonyms

• 林火 (línhuǒ)
• 森林大火 (sēnlín dàhuǒ)

Japanese

Etymology

Compound of 森林 ‎(shinrin, “forest”) +‎ 火災 ‎(kasai, “fire”, as a disaster).

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) しんりんか​さい [shìńríń káꜜsàì] (Nakadaka - [5])
• IPA^(key): [ɕĩnɾĩŋ ka̠sa̠i]

Noun

森林火災 ‎(hiragana しんりんかさい, romaji shinrin kasai)

1. a forest fire

Derived terms

• 森林火災保険 (しんりんかさいほけん, ​shinrin kasai hoken): forest fire insurance

References

• 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
• 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9