震災(しんさい)

しんさい
noun
earthquake disaster
1. earthquake disaster; damage from an earthquake
Disaster and destruction caused by an earthquake. In Japan, the word is strongly associated with major historical earthquakes, especially the Great Kantō Earthquake of 1923 and the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011.
震災(しんさい)からの復興(ふっこう)が進(すす)んでいる。
Recovery from the earthquake disaster is progressing.
震災(しんさい)の被害(ひがい)を受(う)けた地域(ちいき)にボランティアが集(あつ)まった。
Volunteers gathered in the areas affected by the earthquake disaster.
東日本大震災(ひがしにほんだいしんさい)から十年以上(じゅうねんいじょう)が経(た)ったが、被災地(ひさいち)ではまだ課題(かだい)が残(のこ)っている。
More than ten years have passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake, but challenges remain in the affected areas.

CULTURAL NOTE:

Japan is frequently hit by earthquakes, and 震災(しんさい) is a word that carries deep emotional weight. The two most commonly referenced 震災(しんさい) events are:

  • 関東大震災(かんとうだいしんさい) (Great Kantō Earthquake, 1923)
  • 東日本大震災(ひがしにほんだいしんさい) (Great East Japan Earthquake, 2011)

When someone says simply 震災(しんさい) without further specification, context usually makes clear which event is meant.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 震災(しんさい)復興(ふっこう) (earthquake disaster recovery)
  • 震災(しんさい)被害(ひがい) (earthquake damage)
  • 震災(しんさい)対策(たいさく) (earthquake disaster countermeasures)
  • 大(だい)震災(しんさい) (great earthquake disaster)
  • 震災(しんさい)から学(まな)ぶ (to learn from the earthquake disaster)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 震災(しんさい): earthquake disaster (damage and aftermath)
  • 地震(じしん): earthquake (the seismic event itself)
  • 災害(さいがい): disaster (any type of natural disaster)
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