大災害(だいさいがい)

だいさいがい
noun
major disaster; catastrophe
1. major disaster; catastrophe
A disaster of large scale that causes extensive damage or heavy loss of life.
大災害(だいさいがい)に見舞(みま)われる。
Be struck by a major disaster.
この地震(じしん)は戦後(せんご)最大(さいだい)の大災害(だいさいがい)となった。
This earthquake became the worst catastrophe since the war.
大災害(だいさいがい)に備(そな)えて、各家庭(かくかてい)で食料(しょくりょう)や水(みず)を備蓄(びちく)しておくことが勧(すす)められている。
Each household is encouraged to stockpile food and water in preparation for a major disaster.

Composed of the prefix 大(だい) (large, major) + 災害(さいがい) (disaster). Emphasizes the scale and severity of the damage.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 大災害(だいさいがい)に見舞(みま)われる: to be struck by a catastrophe
  • 大災害(だいさいがい)に備(そな)える: to prepare for a major disaster

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 自然(しぜん)災害(さいがい): natural disaster — classifies by cause rather than scale
  • 惨事(さんじ): tragic accident; disaster — stresses the tragic, horrific nature of the event
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