焼失(しょうしつ)

しょうしつ
noun, verb (suru)
destruction by fire, burning down
1. destruction by fire, burning down, being lost to fire
The loss or destruction of buildings, structures, documents, or other objects through fire. A formal term commonly used in historical accounts, news reports, and insurance contexts.
城(しろ)は戦争(せんそう)で焼失(しょうしつ)した。
The castle was destroyed by fire during the war.
貴重(きちょう)な文化財(ぶんかざい)が火災(かさい)で焼失(しょうしつ)してしまった。
Precious cultural assets were lost to fire.
焼失(しょうしつ)した寺(てら)は江戸(えど)時代(じだい)に再建(さいけん)された。
The temple that had burned down was rebuilt in the Edo period.

USAGE:
A formal, written-style word frequently used in historical and news contexts. Combines 焼(しょう) (burning) and 失(しつ) (loss). Not to be confused with the homophone 消失(しょうしつ) (disappearance, vanishing), which does not necessarily involve fire.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 焼失(しょうしつ)する: to be destroyed by fire
  • 全焼(ぜんしょう)焼失(しょうしつ): complete destruction by fire
  • 焼失(しょうしつ)した建物(たてもの): a building lost to fire
  • 火災(かさい)で焼失(しょうしつ): destroyed by fire in a blaze

Related Words

Homophone: 消失(しょうしつ) (disappearance)
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