灰燼

かいじん

Meanings

1. Noun ash; embers; complete destruction

Kanji

• 灰 ash. Read as カイ.
• 燼 embers. Read as ジン.

Example sentences

• 建物は、灰燼と化した。
  The building turned to ashes.
• 火は村全体を灰燼に帰した。
  The fire reduced the whole village to ashes.

Common phrases

• 灰燼に帰す (かいじんにきす) to be reduced to ashes

Words containing 灰燼

• 灰燼に帰す (かいじんにきす) to be reduced to ashes
• 灰燼に帰する (かいじんにきする) to be reduced to ashes

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