鎮火 (ちんか)extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out

extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting outnoun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

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Kanji in 鎮火

鎮圧ちんあつsuppression; subjugation
重鎮じゅうちんleader; authority
鎮魂ちんこんrepose of a soul
地鎮祭じちんさいceremony for purifying a building site (before building commences); ground-breaking ceremony
鎮まるしずまるto become quiet; to quiet down
鎮めるしずめるto appease; to suppress
鎮守ちんじゅlocal Shinto deity; tutelary god
鎮定ちんていsuppression
火ひfire; flame
火山かざんvolcano
火災かさいconflagration; fire
噴火ふんかeruption; volcanic eruption
火砕流かさいりゅうpyroclastic flow
放火ほうかarson; setting fire
戦火せんかwartime fire
火事かじfire; conflagration

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