Where does “消防署” come from?
消防署 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 署 — station, office; sho: "station"/"office".
消防署 (Japanese): fire station, fire department, firehouse
Definitions
- fire station, fire department, firehouse
Ancestry of “消防署”, step by step
消防署 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 署
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 署 | station, office; sho: "station"/"office" |
via Japanese 消防
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 消防 | fire fighting, firefighting; Short for 消防署. fire... |