- やけあと
- [焼け跡] the ruins of a fire 火事の後の廃墟.焼け跡
ruins of a fire
fire-devastated area* * *やけあと【焼け跡】the ruins of a fire 火事の後の廃墟.* * *やけあと【焼け跡】the remains [ruins, site] of a fire; a place burnt down by a (recent) fire; 〔広い場所〕 a fire-devastated [burned-out] area; a fire-ravaged district [region]; an area swept by flames.●焼け跡にはまだ煙が立っていた. Smoke was still hovering over the scene of the fire.
・焼け跡にはすぐに闇市が立った. A black market appeared immediately in the area that had been ravaged by fire.
●焼け跡の片づけ cleaning up of the debris after a fire
・焼け跡の釘拾い being penny-wise after a devastating loss.
●焼け跡から遺体が発見された. A body was discovered among the ruins of the fire.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.