森林火災

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 森林火災 is read as しんりんかさい and means “forest fire” and “wildfire”.
• Basic usage: It denotes a wildfire scenario in a drill and past forest fires marked on a map.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 森林火災が起きる / 過去の森林火災
  • Use 森林火災が起きる for the event and 過去の森林火災 for recorded historical fires.