Word Meaning 消火

しょうか shouka

消火 is read as しょうか (shouka) and means fire fighting.

Meaning

English

  1. fire fighting
  2. extinguishing a fire

Reading

Kana

しょうか

Romaji

shouka

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Synonyms 鎮火 Antonyms 点火,着火 Related Words 火消し,消防署,消防士,レスキュー隊,消防団,火事,火災,大火 Rank 4927 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

消火活動

しょうかかつどう

fire fighting

消火器

しょうかき

fire extinguisher

火消し

ひけし

(Edo-period) fireman

大名火消

だいみょうひけし

local fire brigade (Edo period)

定火消

じょうびけし

firefighter (Edo period)

町火消し

まちびけし

local fire brigade

火消役

ひけしやく

firefighter (Edo period)

消息

しょうそく

(someone's) whereabouts

消費

しょうひ

consumption

消化

しょうか

digestion (of food)

消費者

しょうひしゃ

consumer

Example Sentences

3

The fireman soon put the fire out.

Attempts to fight the fire with buckets soon proved fruitless.

She was there for the buses in Montgomery, the hoses in Birmingham, a bridge in Selma, and a preacher from Atlanta who told a people that "We Shall Overcome." Yes, we can.