火 をつける hio tsukeru
hio tsukeru
Ichidan Verb
, Expression
1. to ignite; to set fire to
ケンがろうそくに火 をつけた。
kenga rōsokuni hio tsuketa.
Ken lighted the candles.
Ichidan Verb
, Idiomatic Expression
2. to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
kēkanni yoru bōkōjikenwa ayauku bōdōni hio tsukeru tokorodeshita.
The police brutality incidents nearly set off a riot.
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ケンがろうそくに火 をつけた。
kenga rōsokuni hio tsuketa.
Ken lighted the candles.
kēkanni yoru bōkōjikenwa ayauku bōdōni hio tsukeru tokorodeshita.
The police brutality incidents nearly set off a riot.
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