NichiDict

焼け跡

やけあと
焼跡
[yakeato]

Meanings

1.Noun

ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area

Examples

家族は焼け跡から生活を立て直した。

The family rebuilt their lives from the ruins of the fire.

消防士が焼け跡を調査した。

A firefighter surveyed the fire-devastated area.

子供たちは戦争の焼け跡で遊んでいた。

Children were playing in the ruins devastated by war.