避難所(ひなんじょ)

ひなんじょ
noun
evacuation shelter; refuge
1. evacuation shelter; refuge
A designated place where people can take refuge during disasters such as earthquakes, typhoons, or floods.
地震(じしん)の後(あと)、避難所(ひなんじょ)に向(む)かった。
After the earthquake, we headed to the evacuation shelter.
近(ちか)くの学校(がっこう)が避難所(ひなんじょ)に指定(してい)されている。
The nearby school is designated as an evacuation shelter.
避難所(ひなんじょ)で数日間(すうじつかん)生活(せいかつ)した。
I stayed at the evacuation shelter for several days.

WORD FORMATION:
避難(ひなん) (evacuation) + 所(じょ) (place)

TYPES:

  • 指定(してい)避難所(ひなんじょ) - designated evacuation shelter
  • 広域(こういき)避難所(ひなんじょ) - wide-area evacuation site
  • 一時(いちじ)避難所(ひなんじょ) - temporary evacuation shelter

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 避難所(ひなんじょ)に避難(ひなん)する (to evacuate to a shelter)
  • 避難所(ひなんじょ)を開設(かいせつ)する (to open a shelter)
  • 避難所(ひなんじょ)で過(す)ごす (to spend time at a shelter)
  • 避難所(ひなんじょ)運営(うんえい) (shelter management)

CULTURAL NOTE:
In Japan, schools and community centers are often designated as 避難所(ひなんじょ). Due to frequent earthquakes and typhoons, knowing your local evacuation shelter is part of disaster preparedness. Signs with 「避難所(ひなんじょ)」 are common.

RELATED WORDS:

  • 避難(ひなん) - evacuation
  • 避難経路(ひなんけいろ) - evacuation route
  • 防災(ぼうさい) - disaster prevention
  • 備蓄(びちく) - emergency supplies/stockpile
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Added 2026.1.19 15:02 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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