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.

災害(さいがい) is a broad term covering both natural and man-made disasters. Japan is particularly prone to 自然(しぜん)災害(さいがい) due to its geography, making disaster preparedness a central part of daily life.

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 disasters
  • 災害(さいがい)派遣(はけん): disaster relief deployment
  • 災害(さいがい)保険(ほけん): disaster insurance

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
  • 津波(つなみ): tsunami
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Added 2026.2.3 11:58 · Revised 2026.3.27 12:01
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