土 砂 災 害(どしゃさいがい)

どしゃさいがい

noun

landslide disaster; sediment disaster

1. landslide disaster; sediment disaster

Damage caused by earth and rock moving down a slope: landslides, slope collapses and debris flows, usually triggered by heavy rain or earthquakes. The standard term in weather warnings and news.

土砂災害(どしゃさいがい)に警戒(けいかい)してください。

Please be on the alert for landslides.

大雨(おおあめ)で土砂災害(どしゃさいがい)の危険(きけん)が高(たか)まっている。

The heavy rain has raised the risk of landslides.

山(やま)のふもとの集落(しゅうらく)では、土砂災害(どしゃさいがい)に備(そな)えて早(はや)めに避難(ひなん)した。

In the village at the foot of the mountain, people evacuated early in case of a landslide.

Cultural note

Japan's steep terrain and heavy rains make 土砂災害(どしゃさいがい) a familiar danger. The Japan Meteorological Agency issues a 土砂災害警戒情報(どしゃさいがいけいかいじょうほう) (landslide alert) when the risk is high, and municipalities publish hazard maps of 土砂災害警戒区域(どしゃさいがいけいかいくいき) (landslide warning zones).

Types

土石流(どせきりゅう): debris flow
崖崩(がけくず)れ: slope collapse
地滑(じすべ)り: landslide (slow movement of a whole slope)

Common collocations

土砂災害(どしゃさいがい)が発生(はっせい)する: a landslide disaster occurs
土砂災害(どしゃさいがい)に警戒(けいかい)する: to be on alert for landslides

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Added 2026.10.11 21:37 · Revised 2026.10.11 21:42

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