How to say 'Fire station' in Japanese | 消防署

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The Japanese word for Fire station is 'Shoubousho', written as 消防署 in Japanese.'Fire station' in hiragana is しょうぼうしょ.

word

消防署

Meaning

Fire station

Reading

しょうぼうしょ

shoubousho

Kanji

消Extinguish 防Prevent, Defend 署Government office

Explanation

The Japanese noun '消防署 (しょうぼうしょ)' refers to a 'fire station', which is a facility where firefighters and firefighting equipment are stationed. This term is commonly used in contexts related to emergency services, fire safety, and public safety infrastructure. For example: The fire station is near the park「消防署は公園の近くです」(しょうぼうしょはこうえんのちかくです). I called the fire station to report the fire「火事を報告するために消防署に電話しました」(かじをほうこくするためにしょうぼうしょにでんわしました). The word is a compound of '消防 (しょうぼう)', meaning 'firefighting', and '署 (しょ)', meaning 'office' or 'station'.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

2198

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 消防署

This word contains 3 kanji characters:

kanji

消

Meaning

Extinguish

kanji

防

Meaning

Prevent, Defend

kanji

署

Meaning

Government office

Words Related to 消防署 Through the Kanji 消

These 16 Words contain the Kanji 消 as well.

word

消しゴム

Meaning

Eraser

word

消える

Meaning

Disappear

word

消す

Meaning

Erase, Turn off

word

消防車

Meaning

Firetruck

word

消費

Meaning

Consumption

word

打ち消し

Meaning

Negation

word

消化

Meaning

Digestion

word

消費者

Meaning

Consumer

word

消火器

Meaning

Fire extinguisher

word

解消

Meaning

Resolution

word

消滅

Meaning

Extinction

word

消極的

Meaning

Passive

word

消毒

Meaning

Disinfection

word

消防

Meaning

Firefighting

word

取り消す

Meaning

Cancel

word

取り消し

Meaning

Cancellation

Words Related to 消防署 Through the Kanji 防

These 7 Words contain the Kanji 防 as well.

word

消防車

Meaning

Firetruck

word

防ぐ

Meaning

Prevent

word

消防

Meaning

Firefighting

word

防衛

Meaning

Defense

word

防止

Meaning

Prevention

word

予防

Meaning

Prevention

word

防火

Meaning

Fire prevention

Words Related to 消防署 Through the Kanji 署

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 署 as well.

word

署

Meaning

Office

word

署名

Meaning

Signature

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