避難(ひなん)

ひなん
noun/suru-verb
evacuation; taking refuge
1. evacuation; taking refuge
escaping from danger to a safe place, typically during disasters or emergencies
地震(じしん)で高台(たかだい)に避難(ひなん)した。
We evacuated to high ground due to the earthquake.
避難(ひなん)指示(しじ)が出(で)た。
An evacuation order was issued.
近(ちか)くの学校(がっこう)が避難(ひなん)所(じょ)になっている。
The nearby school serves as an evacuation shelter.

避難(ひなん) refers to escaping from danger and taking refuge in a safe place.

COMPOSITION:

  • 避(ひ): To avoid, escape
  • 難(なん): Difficulty, danger

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 避難(ひなん)所(じょ)/避難所(ひなんじょ) (evacuation shelter)
  • 避難(ひなん)指示(しじ) (evacuation order)
  • 避難(ひなん)勧告(かんこく) (evacuation advisory)
  • 避難(ひなん)経路(けいろ) (evacuation route)
  • 避難(ひなん)訓練(くんれん) (evacuation drill)
  • 避難(ひなん)民(みん) (evacuee, refugee)
  • 緊急(きんきゅう)避難(ひなん) (emergency evacuation)

JAPANESE ALERT LEVELS:
1. 避難(ひなん)準備(じゅんび) (evacuation preparation)
2. 避難(ひなん)勧告(かんこく) (evacuation advisory)
3. 避難(ひなん)指示(しじ) (evacuation order - most urgent)

CULTURAL NOTE:

  • Schools and public buildings often serve as evacuation shelters in Japan
  • Many neighborhoods have designated 避難(ひなん)場所(ばしょ) (evacuation areas)

RELATED TERMS:

  • 防災(ぼうさい) (disaster prevention)
  • 退避(たいひ) (retreat, withdrawal)
  • 逃(に)げる (to escape - more general)
  • 疎開(そかい) (evacuation to countryside - wartime)

REGISTER: Neutral. Common in news and emergency contexts.

Related Words

Related: 防災(ぼうさい) (disaster prevention)
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Added 2026.1.22 14:13 · Revised 2026.1.24 23:24
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