How to say arson in Japanese

放火★【ほうかhouka】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

  • arson; setting fire

Example Sentences

昨晩sakubanのno火事kajiはha放火houkaとto断定danteiされたsareta。
The fire that broke out last night was judged to be caused by arson.
ドイツDOITSUでdeはha今日kyou、いくつかのikutsukano都市toshiでde襲撃shuugekiにni反対hantaiするsuru抗議kougi行動koudouがga催されましたmoyoosaremashitaがga、そのsono都市toshiのno中nakaにはniha、月曜日getsuyoubiのno放火houkaによるniyoru襲撃shuugekiでdeトルコ人TORUKOjin３人がga殺害satsugaiされたsaretaハンブルクHANBURUKU近くchikakuのno都市toshiもmo含まれていますfukumareteimasu。
In Germany today, anti-violence rallies took place in several cities, including one near Hamburg where three Turks were killed in an arson attack on Monday.

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