危険地帯(きけんちたい)

きけんちたい
noun
danger zone; hazardous area
geography
1. danger zone; hazardous area
An area where there is significant risk to safety or life — due to natural hazards, conflict, crime, or industrial conditions. Used literally on warning signs and figuratively in casual speech.
ここは危険地帯(きけんちたい)だ。
This is a danger zone.
台風(たいふう)の影響(えいきょう)でこの地域(ちいき)は危険地帯(きけんちたい)となっている。
Because of the typhoon, this area has become a danger zone.
戦争(せんそう)中(ちゅう)の国(くに)には危険地帯(きけんちたい)が広(ひろ)がっており、民間人(みんかんじん)の出入(でい)りが禁止(きんし)されている。
Danger zones have spread across the country at war, and civilian entry is prohibited.

Compound of 危険(きけん) (danger) + 地帯(ちたい) (zone, area). Used in news reporting, official warnings, and casually to describe any unsafe place.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 警戒区域(けいかいくいき): caution/restricted area — official designation, often after disasters
  • 立入禁止区域(たちいりきんしくいき): no-entry zone — focuses on the prohibition, not the danger itself
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