Arson - Houka

Japanese: 放火 - ほうか
Arson - Houka
〘 noun 〙 To light a fire in order to start a fire. Tsukebi. Hitsuke. ※Nihonkiryaku - Tenen 3 (975) November 14 "At midnight, Sakuhira Mon'emon's camp was set on fire, and Yoshigami Tokimitsu was imprisoned." ※Nobunaga-kōki (1598) 10 "Akita Castle Suke Nobutada (abbreviated) was forced to stay in the camp, and the castle town was set on fire." [Zhang Ji - Yuyang General's Poem]

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Japanese:
〘名〙 火事を起こすために、火をつけること。つけび。ひつけ。※日本紀略‐天延三年(975)一一月一四日「丑刻、朔平門右衛門陣屋放火、吉上時光禁獄」※信長公記(1598)一〇「秋田城介信忠〈略〉御陣を居ゑさせられ、城下悉く放火なされ」 〔張籍‐漁陽将詩〕

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