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小火

Readings

Kana: ぼや、しょうか
Romaji: boya, shōka
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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small fire

Kanji

Readings: ショウ、 ちい.さい、 こ-、 お-、 さ-
Meanings: little, small
Readings: カ、 ひ、 -び、 ほ-
Meaning: fire

Example Sentences

合衆国(がっしゅうこく)には(しょう)火器(かき)販売(はんばい)(かん)する法律上(ほうりつじょう)制約(せいやく)はほとんどない。
➥There are few legal constraints on the sale of firearms in the U.S.
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1920年代(ねんだい)初期(しょき)のメキシコの無法者(むほうもの)たちは(ぬす)んだ(しょう)火器(かき)爆薬(ばくやく)十分(じゅうぶん)武装(ぶそう)していた。
➥Mexican desperadoes during the early twenties were usually armed to the teeth with stolen firearms and ammunition.
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銃器(じゅうき)メーカーは(しょう)火器(かき)による暴力(ぼうりょく)事件(じけん)(たい)する責任(せきにん)(のが)れてきた。
➥Gun makers have been able to escape responsibility for firearm violence.
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