火がつく – Vocabulary details

火ひがつく

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.)

fire

fire; flame; blaze

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

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

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

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

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.

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