Definition of 燐寸 (マッチ)

燐寸

マッチ

macchi

Loan Words

Common word

noun

•

match (to light fire with)(usually kana)

Notes:

ateji (phonetic) reading

Related Kanji

燐	phosphorus
寸	measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little, small

Example sentences(showing 17 results)

むすめ

ゆび

Our daughter burned her finger with a match

かのじょ

こ

ぜったい

おし

She taught the child never to play with matches

かれ

ばくだん

ばくはつ

No sooner had he struck the match than the bomb exploded

て

、

はい

き

He felt for his matches and found them in his back pocket

かれ

す

、

け

He struck a match, but quickly put it out

マッチ

あります

か

Do you have a match

ケリー

す

Kelly struck a match and put it to his pipe

かじ

こども

ひあそ

げんいん

お

The fire was brought about by children's playing with matches

いおう

つく

つか

Sulfur is used to make matches

ふちゅうい

あつか

Be careful handling matches

も

Have you got a match

かれ

He struck a match

ひとり

おとこ

ちか

、

か

くだ

い

A man came up to me and asked for a match

ベン

ひ

お

まな

Ben learned to make a fire without matches

こども

てとど

お

Put the matches out of reach of children

しめ

ひ

This damp match won't light

まさつ

ひ

Friction causes a match to light