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)

Related Words

Related: 被災者(ひさいしゃ) (disaster victim)

Related: 避難所(ひなんじょ) (evacuation shelter)

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Added 2026.5.12 12:04 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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