火元

ひもと
origin of a fire

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ひもと【火元】

¶～は台所だった

The fire started in the kitchen.

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ひもと【火元】

〔出火場所〕 the (point of) origin [starting place, source] of a fire; the place where a fire starts; 〔火の元〕 possible fire sources.

●台所が火元と見られている. The fire is thought to have started in the kitchen.

●火元のわからない火事 a fire of unknown origin.

●火元を確認する make sure that all possible sources of fire are extinguished.

●火元は風呂屋だった. The fire originated [started] in a (public) bathhouse.

・騒ぎの火元はいつでも彼だ. He's always the start of the trouble. | When there's a fight it's always because of him.

火元争い a quarrel about the origin of a fire.

火元責任者 the person responsible for preventing fires [fire security].