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焼失
shoushitsu
Description
「焼失」は、火事などで建物や物がすっかり焼けてなくなることです。
"焼失" means that a building or object is completely burned down and lost due to a fire, etc.
ニュースや新聞でよく使われる、少しかたい言葉です。
It is a somewhat formal word often used in news and newspapers.
Meanings
焼失shoushitsu
being destroyed or lost by fire
火事で古いお寺が焼失した。
The old temple was destroyed by fire.
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Notes
- Etymology
焼 (burn) + 失 (lose); a compound noun often used with する to form a verb.
- Nuance
more formal than 焼ける; typical in news reports about buildings destroyed by fire.
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