What does 消防 mean?
消防 is a Japanese noun meaning “fire fighting, fire department” in English. It is written as 消防 in kanji, しょうぼう in hiragana, and shoubou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.
Example sentence
彼が言うには、消防の仕事というのは大忙しか全く暇かのいずれかだそうだ。
He says firefighting is a feast or famine job.