全焼

ぜんしょう

total destruction by fire; being burned down

What does 全焼 mean?

全焼 is a Japanese noun meaning total destruction by fire; being burned down in English. It is written as 全焼 in kanji, ぜんしょう in hiragana, and zenshou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

家は全焼した。

The house was burned to the ground.