EntryCommonJLPT N3
  1. Noun

    fire fighting

    彼が言うには、消防の仕事というのは大忙しか全く暇かのいずれかだそうだ。
    He says firefighting is a feast or famine job.
  2. fire department; fire brigade; firefighter

    Abbreviation

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

extinguish, blow out, turn off, neutralize, cancel

Kun
き.える、け.す
On
ショウ
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
345 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 12

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-3-7SKIP code
3a7.16The Kanji Dictionary
3912.7Four corner code
346deroo
6d88Unicode hex code
1-30-35JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2574Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3158New Nelson (John Haig)
443New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
531Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
327Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
402Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
144Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
155Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
336A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
612Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17529PMorohashi
316A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
845Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
864Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
429sakade
686Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
332henshall3
357Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
458crowley
219Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1194Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
146Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xiao1Pinyin reading
soKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
12WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

ward off, defend, protect, resist

Kun
ふせ.ぐ
On
ボウ
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N2
Frequency
331 of 2500
Radical
mound
WaniKani
Level 20

Built from

Used in names as

あた、う、ほう

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-3-4, 1-2-4SKIP code
2d4.1The Kanji Dictionary
7022.7Four corner code
3645deroo
9632Unicode hex code
1-43-41JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4980Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6429New Nelson (John Haig)
270New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
320Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
203Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
242Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1302Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1399Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
325A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
374Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
680Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
41576Morohashi
791A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
513Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
522Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
718sakade
983Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
812henshall3
674Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
326crowley
781Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
725Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1311Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
fang2Pinyin reading
bangKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
20WaniKani level