火消し

ひけし

Also written 火消

Meanings

1. Noun extinguishing a fire
2. (Edo-period) fireman

Kanji

• 火 fire. Read as ひ.
• 消 vanish. Read as けす.

Words containing 火消し

• 火消し役 (ひけしやく) firefighter (Edo period)
• 火消し壷 (ひけしつぼ) charcoal extinguisher
• 定火消し (じょうびけし) firefighter (Edo period)

And 2 more.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists