Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
ぜん
Grade: 4
はつ > はっ
Grade: 3

Grade: 1
kan'on
Alternative spelling
自然發火 (kyūjitai)
 自然発火 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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自然 (nature; naturality; spontaneity) +‎ 発火 (combustion)

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) ぜんはっか [shìzéń wáꜜkkà] (Nakadaka – [4])
  • IPA(key): [ɕize̞ɰ̃ ha̠k̚ka̠]

Noun

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()(ぜん)(はっ)() (shizen hakkaしぜんはっくゎ (sizen fakkwa)?

  1. spontaneous combustion

Verb

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()(ぜん)(はっ)()する (shizen hakka suruしぜんはっくゎ (sizen fakkwa)?suru (stem ()(ぜん)(はっ)() (shizen hakka shi), past ()(ぜん)(はっ)()した (shizen hakka shita))

  1. to spontaneously combust