被災地(ひさいち)

ひさいち
noun
disaster-stricken area; affected area
1. disaster-stricken area; affected area
A region that has suffered damage from a natural disaster — earthquake, typhoon, flood, tsunami, or similar. Standard term in news reports and government statements after major disasters.
被災地(ひさいち)を訪(おとず)れた。
I visited the disaster-stricken area.
被災地(ひさいち)に支援(しえん)物資(ぶっし)が届(とど)いた。
Relief supplies arrived in the affected area.
ボランティアの学生(がくせい)たちが被災地(ひさいち)で瓦礫(がれき)の撤去(てっきょ)を手伝(てつだ)った。
Student volunteers helped remove rubble in the disaster-stricken area.

Compound of 被災(ひさい) (suffering a disaster) + 地(ち) (place/region). Used in news, government, and NGO contexts after earthquakes, typhoons, floods, and other large-scale events.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 被災地(ひさいち)支援(しえん): support for disaster areas
  • 被災地(ひさいち)復興(ふっこう): disaster-area recovery
  • 被災地(ひさいち)に物資(ぶっし)を送(おく)る: to send supplies to the affected area
  • 被災地(ひさいち)を視察(しさつ)する: to inspect the disaster area (often of officials)

RELATED WORDS:

  • 被災者(ひさいしゃ): disaster victim — the people, not the place
  • 災害(さいがい)地域(ちいき): disaster region — less standard, more descriptive
  • 避難所(ひなんじょ): evacuation shelter — where evacuees stay, often inside or near the 被災地(ひさいち)
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Added 2026.5.12 12:04
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