火事(かじ)

かじ
noun
fire (destructive)
daily-life
See also: 家事(かじ) (housework)
1. fire, conflagration
A destructive fire, especially one that burns buildings.
火事(かじ)だ！
Fire!
Warning cry
火事(かじ)で家(いえ)が焼(や)けた。
The house burned down in a fire.
隣(となり)の家(いえ)が火事(かじ)になって、消防車(しょうぼうしゃ)が来(き)た。
The neighboring house caught fire, and a fire truck came.
火事(かじ)の原因(げんいん)はまだ分(わ)かっていないが、調(しら)べているところだ。
The cause of the fire is not yet known, but they are investigating.
夜中(よなか)に火事(かじ)が起(お)きて、近(ちか)くの人(ひと)たちはみんな外(そと)に逃(に)げた。幸(さいわ)い、けが人(にん)はいなかった。
A fire broke out in the middle of the night, and everyone nearby fled outside. Fortunately, there were no injuries.

火事(かじ) is a destructive fire, especially one that burns a building.

Similar words

  • 火(ひ): fire in general (a cooking fire, a campfire)
  • 火災(かさい): the formal, official word for a destructive fire (news, notices)

Common collocations

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Related Words

See also: 火(ひ)
Compare: 出火(しゅっか) (outbreak of fire)
Compare: 失火(しっか) (accidental fire)
Compare: 火災(かさい) (the formal, official word…)
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Added 2026.1.8 21:46 · Revised 2026.9.30 6:42
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