鎮火

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 鎮火(ちんか) means a fire going out or being extinguished.
• Basic usage: It describes when a fire went out or conditions lasting until it was completely out.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• The result compared with 消火
  • 消火(しょうか) focuses on the activity of putting out a fire. 火災は夜明け前に鎮火した states the result and timing of the fire going out rather than the activity itself.