消防車(しょうぼうしゃ)

しょうぼうしゃ
noun
fire truck
1. fire truck, fire engine
A vehicle equipped with firefighting equipment such as hoses, ladders, and water tanks, used to respond to fires and emergencies.
消防車(しょうぼうしゃ)が来(き)た。
A fire truck came.
子供(こども)は赤(あか)い消防車(しょうぼうしゃ)が大好(だいす)きだ。
Children love red fire trucks.
消防車(しょうぼうしゃ)が現場(げんば)に到着(とうちゃく)した。
The fire truck arrived at the scene.
消防車(しょうぼうしゃ)がサイレンを鳴(な)らして走(はし)っていった。
The fire truck went by with its siren blaring.
火事(かじ)の通報(つうほう)から5分(ふん)で消防車(しょうぼうしゃ)が到着(とうちゃく)し、消防士(しょうぼうし)たちがすぐに消火(しょうか)活動(かつどう)を始(はじ)めた。
The fire truck arrived five minutes after the fire was reported, and the firefighters immediately began putting out the fire.

消防車(しょうぼうしゃ) is a compound of 消防(しょうぼう) (fire prevention/fighting) + 車(しゃ) (vehicle). Fire trucks in Japan are red, just as in many other countries.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

RELATED EMERGENCY TERMS:

NOTE:
To call emergency services in Japan, dial 119 for fire and ambulance, and 110 for police.

Related Words

Related: 救急車(きゅうきゅうしゃ) (ambulance)
Related: 消防士(しょうぼうし) (firefighter)
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Added 2026.1.16 11:32 · Revised 2026.6.4 23:08
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