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下火 (したび): burning low, waning, declining — Japanese vocabulary

下火 is read したび and means "burning low, waning, declining". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

下火

Reading
したび · shitabi
Translation
burning low, waning, declining
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
したびが

Example

化学業界はすべてが下火になるまで再投資を控えています。

かがくぎょうかいはすべてがしたびになるまでさいとうしをひかえています。

Chemical companies are waiting until everything dies down before reinvesting.

Kanji in this word

  • 下 — down, below
  • 火 — fire

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