JLPT N4 · Nature & weather

火事

かじ

fire

Stroke order of 火事

2 characters, 12 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

火 · 4 strokes 事 · 8 strokes

Memory trick

Fire (火) and an event (事): a blaze.

Parts: 火 fire + 事 matter

The characters in 火事

火ひ — fire (4 strokes)
事こと — thing; matter (8 strokes)

Example sentence

近所で火事がありました。

きんじょでかじがありました。

There was a fire in the neighborhood.

Words with 火

火曜日Tuesday 火fire 花火fireworks 火加減heat level

Words with 事

大事important 食事meal 事thing; matter 仕事work; job 事務所office 用事errand; things to do 事情circumstances 事件incident; case 事故accident 事務office work 家事housework 事業business; enterprise 工事construction work 返事reply; answer 知事governor 記事article 事実fact 見事splendid

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