(しょうぼうし)

しょうぼうし
noun
firefighter
1. firefighter
A person trained to extinguish fires and rescue people in emergency situations.
My son admires firefighters.
消防士(しょうぼうし)たち火事(かじ)()している
The firefighters are putting out the fire.
The firefighter rescued people from the burning building.
Firefighters undergo rigorous training every day.
After the earthquake, the firefighters continued rescue operations without rest from morning until night.

消防士(しょうぼうし) refers to a professional firefighter. The word is formed from 消防(しょうぼう) (firefighting) + () (professional/specialist), the same suffix used in 弁護士(べんごし) (lawyer) and 看護師(かんごし) (nurse).

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In Japan, firefighters also handle 救急(きゅうきゅう) (emergency medical) calls. Becoming a 消防士(しょうぼうし) requires passing a local government civil service exam.