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火がつく is an exact match with one form of the following word:
火がつく
BOOST
Reading : ひがつく   
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 3 (among the 3,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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火がつく is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 105,000 (about 1,610,000 results)
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Example sentences:
その
くるま
がついた

The car caught fire.
その
いえ
がついた

The house caught fire.
うつぼつ
鬱勃
たる
やしん
野心
がついた

I’m burning with ambition, and I can’t be stopped.
火が点く
BOOST
Reading : ひがつく   
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• This form is used about 30% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 114,000 (about 1,260,000 results)
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火が付く
BOOST
Reading : ひがつく   
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• This form is used about 30% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 115,000 (about 1,230,000 results)
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カ   fire   ひ    ほ-    
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eight
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
テン    spot, point   
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fire
セン   しめる to occupy, hold   うらな to tell fortunes   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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divining rod
フ   つける to put in place, affix   つ to adhere to   
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スン   inch
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
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