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焼失

Reading

Kana: しょうしつ
Romaji: shōshitsu
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Definition

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being destroyed by fire

Kanji

Readings: ショウ、 や.く、 や.き、 や.き-、 -や.き、 や.ける
Meanings: bake, burning
Readings: シツ、 うしな.う、 う.せる
Meanings: lose, error, fault, disadvantage, loss

Example Sentences

その(いえ)焼失(しょうしつ)した。
➥The house was destroyed by fire.
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火災(かさい)郵便(ゆうびん)列車(れっしゃ)郵便物(ゆうびんぶつ)大半(たいはん)焼失(しょうしつ)した。
➥The mail train lost most of its mail in the fire.
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10(けん)(いえ)がその火事(かじ)焼失(しょうしつ)した。
➥The fire burned down ten houses.
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蔵書(ぞうしょ)半分(はんぶん)以上(いじょう)昨夜(さくや)火事(かじ)焼失(しょうしつ)してしまった。
➥More than half of my books were destroyed by the fire last night.
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