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firefighting, fire extinguishing, putting out a fire
The act of extinguishing a fire. Used in emergency, safety, and firefighting contexts.
消火活動が始まった。
Firefighting operations began.
消火器の使い方を覚えておこう。
Let's learn how to use a fire extinguisher.
消防士たちは三時間かけて火を消火した。
The firefighters put out the fire over three hours.
USAGE:
Do not confuse with the homophone 消化 (digestion), which uses different kanji. 消火 uses 火 (fire), while 消化 uses 化 (change).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 消火器: fire extinguisher
- 消火活動: firefighting operations
- 消火栓: fire hydrant
- 消火する: to extinguish (a fire)
- 初期消火: initial fire suppression