災害(さいがい)

さいがい
noun
disaster; calamity
1. disaster; calamity; catastrophe
A sudden event causing widespread damage, destruction, or distress, including natural disasters and man-made catastrophes.
災害(さいがい)に備(そな)えて非常食(ひじょうしょく)を用意(ようい)した。
I prepared emergency food in case of a disaster.
自然(しぜん)災害(さいがい)で多(おお)くの人(ひと)が被害(ひがい)を受(う)けた。
Many people were affected by the natural disaster.
災害(さいがい)時(じ)の避難(ひなん)場所(ばしょ)を確認(かくにん)しておこう。
Let's check the evacuation site for emergencies.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 自然(しぜん)災害(さいがい) (natural disaster)
  • 災害(さいがい)対策(たいさく) (disaster countermeasures)
  • 災害(さいがい)時(じ) (at the time of disaster)
  • 災害(さいがい)に備(そな)える (to prepare for a disaster)

TYPES OF DISASTERS:

  • 地震(じしん) (earthquake)
  • 台風(たいふう) (typhoon)
  • 洪水(こうずい) (flood)
  • 火災(かさい) (fire)
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Added 2026.2.3 11:58
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