非 常 事 態(ひじょうじたい)

ひじょうじたい

noun

state of emergency; crisis

formal

1. state of emergency; emergency situation; crisis

A serious, urgent, or dangerous situation requiring immediate action. Can refer to officially declared states of emergency by governments or to critical situations in everyday life.

非常事態(ひじょうじたい)が発生(はっせい)した。

A state of emergency has occurred.

政府(せいふ)は非常事態(ひじょうじたい)宣言(せんげん)を出(だ)した。

The government issued a state of emergency declaration.

大雪(おおゆき)で交通(こうつう)が止(と)まり、街(まち)は非常事態(ひじょうじたい)に陥(おちい)った。

Heavy snow stopped transportation and the city fell into a state of emergency.

Usage

Used for both official government declarations and informal descriptions of serious situations. The compound 非常事態(ひじょうじたい)宣言(せんげん) (state of emergency declaration) became widely known during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan.

Common collocations

非常事態(ひじょうじたい)宣言(せんげん) (state of emergency declaration)
非常事態(ひじょうじたい)に陥(おちい)る (to fall into a state of emergency)
非常事態(ひじょうじたい)が発生(はっせい)する (an emergency occurs)
非常事態(ひじょうじたい)に備(そな)える (to prepare for emergencies)

Similar words

緊急事態(きんきゅうじたい): emergency — very similar, used interchangeably in many contexts
非常(ひじょう): emergency, extraordinary — the base word, used as a prefix
危機(きき): crisis — more abstract, often used for political or economic crises

Related Words

Synonym: 緊急事態(きんきゅうじたい) (emergency)

Compare: 危機(きき) (crisis)

Compare: 不測(ふそく)の事態(じたい) (unforeseen circumstances)

Related: 余程(よほど)の事(こと) (something extraordinary)

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Added 2026.3.18 16:58 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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