頻発(ひんぱつ)

ひんぱつ
noun, verb-suru
frequent occurrence
1. frequent occurrence; happening repeatedly
Something undesirable happening frequently or in quick succession. Typically used for accidents, incidents, disasters, or problems.
事故(じこ)が頻発(ひんぱつ)している。
Accidents are occurring frequently.
この交差点(こうさてん)では交通(こうつう)事故(じこ)が頻発(ひんぱつ)している。
Traffic accidents occur frequently at this intersection.
近年(きんねん)、異常(いじょう)気象(きしょう)による自然(しぜん)災害(さいがい)が頻発(ひんぱつ)しており、対策(たいさく)が急(きゅう)がれている。
In recent years, natural disasters caused by abnormal weather have been occurring frequently, and countermeasures are urgently needed.

Almost exclusively used for negative events — accidents, crimes, disasters, problems. Would not normally be used for positive occurrences.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 事故(じこ)が頻発(ひんぱつ)する (accidents occur frequently)
  • 犯罪(はんざい)が頻発(ひんぱつ)する (crimes occur frequently)
  • 災害(さいがい)が頻発(ひんぱつ)する (disasters occur frequently)
  • トラブルが頻発(ひんぱつ)する (problems occur frequently)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 多発(たはつ) also means frequent occurrence but is slightly more neutral
  • 頻繁(ひんぱん) (frequent) is an adjective and applies to both positive and negative things
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