JLPT N1
焼け跡
This word describes the charred ruins or devastated area left after a fire.
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焼跡 yakeato
Noun
"Ruins of a fire" / "Fire-ravaged area"
The remains or area left after a building, neighborhood, or forest has been destroyed by fire.
Example
戦争 で 、 街 は 一面 の 焼け跡 と なった 。
Due to the war, the city became a vast expanse of fire ruins.
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