Chinese

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to release; to free; to let go
to release; to free; to let go; to put; to place; to let out
 
fire; angry; fierce
fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving
 
trad. (放火)
simp. #(放火)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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放⫽火 (verb-object)

  1. (intransitive) to set on fire, specifically to commit arson

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (放火):

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ほう
Grade: 3

Grade: 1
on'yomi

Etymology

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From Middle Chinese compound 放火 (MC pjangH xwaX, “let loose” + “fire”). Compare modern Chinese 放火 (fànghuǒ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(ほう)() (hōkaはうくわ (faukwa)?

  1. arson, setting fire to something

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Verb

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(ほう)()する (hōka suruはうくわ (faukwa)?intransitive suru (stem (ほう)() (hōka shi), past (ほう)()した (hōka shita))

  1. to set fire to something

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  2. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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放火 (banghwa) (hangeul 방화)

  1. hanja form? of 방화 (arson)

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Verb

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放火

  1. chữ Hán form of phóng hoả (to set fire).