大 惨 事(だいさんじ)

だいさんじ

noun

catastrophe, disaster, calamity

1. catastrophe, disaster, calamity, major tragedy

A large-scale tragic event involving significant damage, casualties, or destruction. Used for accidents, natural disasters, and other events that cause widespread suffering.

列車(れっしゃ)事故(じこ)が大惨事(だいさんじ)になった。

The train accident turned into a catastrophe.

もう少(すこ)しで大惨事(だいさんじ)になるところだった。

It almost turned into a catastrophe.

迅速(じんそく)な避難(ひなん)誘導(ゆうどう)のおかげで、大惨事(だいさんじ)を免(まぬが)れることができた。

Thanks to the swift evacuation guidance, a catastrophe was avoided.

大惨事(だいさんじ) is a compound of 大(だい) (great) and 惨事(さんじ) (tragic incident).

Common collocations

大惨事(だいさんじ)になる: to turn into a catastrophe
大惨事(だいさんじ)を引(ひ)き起(お)こす: to cause a catastrophe
大惨事(だいさんじ)を免(まぬが)れる: to avert/avoid a catastrophe
大惨事(だいさんじ)に至(いた)る: to lead to a catastrophe

Usage

Common in news reporting about accidents, natural disasters, and other large-scale tragic events. Also used in near-miss situations with expressions like 大惨事(だいさんじ)になるところだった ("it almost became a catastrophe").

Similar words

惨事(さんじ): tragic incident (smaller scale)
大惨事(だいさんじ): catastrophe (large-scale tragedy)
災害(さいがい): disaster (often natural disasters, more general)

Related Words

Related: 災害(さいがい) (disaster)

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Added 2026.2.20 19:28 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:31

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