火がつく – Vocabulary details

火ひがつく

Meanings

Verb (5-dan, く)

1. to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to light (e.g. of a match)

2. to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.); to take off (of a boom, craze, etc.)

Alt. forms

Kanji used

火

fire

Conjugations...Used in: 1118

Composed of

火ひ

fire; flame; blaze

つく

to be lit (of a lamp, burner, etc.); to catch fire; to ignite; to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.); to come on

Used in vocabulary (5 in total)

尻しりに火ひがつく

to be pressed (by urgent business); to be under great pressure (to act); to be under the gun

焼やけぼっくいに火ひがつく

the embers of a former relationship flare up again; old love blazes anew

焼やけ木ぼっ杭くいに火ひがつく

the embers of a former relationship flare up again; old love blazes anew

2 more...

Examples (7 in total)

その家いえに火ひがついた。

The house caught fire.

木もく造ぞう建けん築ちく物ぶつは火ひがつきやすい。

Wooden buildings catch fire easily.

木きの家いえは火ひがつきやすい。

Wooden houses catch fire easily.

干ほし草くさに火ひがついたらそれこそ大たい変へんだ。

If the hay caught fire, it would be a real disaster.

ライターの石いしがすり減へって、火ひがつかない。

The flint in the lighter has worn down, so it will not light.

日に本ほんの家か屋おくは木もく造ぞうで、火ひがつきやすい。

Japanese houses are built of wood and they catch fire easily.

火ひがつくとすぐに、その化か学がく工こう場じょうは爆ばく発はつした。