焼け落ちる

やけおちる

Meanings

1. Ichidan verb, Intransitive to be burned down

Kanji

• 焼 burn. Read as やける.
• 落 fall. Read as おちる.

Example sentences

• 火事で町の半分が焼け落ちた。
  Half of the town burnt down in the fire.
• その家は焼け落ちた。
  The house has burnt down.
• ２０軒もの家が焼け落ちた。
  No less than twenty houses were burnt down.
• 古い校舎は焼け落ちてしまいました。
  The old school building burned down.

Common phrases

• 火災で焼け落ちる
• 建物が焼け落ちる

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