消防署

Chinese

to prevent and fight fire office; bureau
trad. (消防署) 消防
simp. #(消防署) 消防

Pronunciation


Noun

消防署

  1. (firefighting) fire station; fire department; firehouse

Japanese

Kanji in this term
しょう
Grade: 3
ぼう
Grade: 5
しょ
Grade: 6
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 消防 (しょうぼう, shōbō, fire fighting) +‎ (ショ, sho, station, office).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) しょーぼーしょ [shòóbóóshóꜜ] (Odaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɕo̞ːbo̞ːɕo̞]

Noun

(しょう)(ぼう)(しょ) • (shōbōshoせうばうしよ (seubausyo)?

  1. (firefighting) fire station, fire department, firehouse
    • 2015 September 14, Kaori Shoji, “When disaster strikes in Japan, keep calm and carry a diaper”, in The Japan Times[1] (in English), retrieved 11 April 2023:
      The local shōbōsho (消防署, fire station) usually sends someone over to talk about the emergency backpack [...]

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

消防署 • (sobangseo) (hangeul 소방서)

  1. hanja form? of 소방서 (fire station, fire department, firehouse)