Illustration: In a narrow Japanese residential lane, two firefighters brace together behind a hose and direct a powerful stream into a burning detached storage shed. Water strikes the flames at the doorway, producing steam while the fire retreats inside.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

消しょう防ぼう

shoubou

firefighting

Often appears in compounds such as 消防士 and 消防車. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

彼かれが言いうには、消防しょうぼうの仕事しごとというのは大忙おおいそがしか全まったく暇ひまかのいずれかだそうだ。
He says firefighting is a feast or famine job.
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トムは消防しょうぼう士しだ。
Tom is a firefighter.
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消防しょうぼう士しが火ひの消けし方かたを実演じつえんした。
The fire fighter demonstrated how to put out the fire.
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Kanji in 消防

消extinguish; turn offOnショウKunきえる・けす
防prevent; protectOnボウKunふせぐ

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