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.
ここは危険地帯だ。
This is a danger zone.
台風の影響でこの地域は危険地帯となっている。
Because of the typhoon, this area has become a danger zone.
戦争中の国には危険地帯が広がっており、民間人の出入りが禁止されている。
Danger zones have spread across the country at war, and civilian entry is prohibited.
Compound of 危険 (danger) + 地帯 (zone, area). Used in news reporting, official warnings, and casually to describe any unsafe place.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 危険地帯に入る: to enter a danger zone
- 危険地帯を避ける: to avoid a danger zone
- 危険地帯に指定される: to be designated a danger zone
- 紛争危険地帯: conflict zone
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 警戒区域: caution/restricted area — official designation, often after disasters
- 立入禁止区域: no-entry zone — focuses on the prohibition, not the danger itself