大惨事

• 読み: だいさんじ
• ローマ字: daisanji
• 漢字の分解: 大 (dai) — great, large; 惨 (san) — miserable, tragic; 事 (ji) — event, matter
• 発音: /dai.saɴ.dʑi/

意味

Great disaster; catastrophe; major tragedy. An event of extreme devastation or loss.

A noun formed by adding 大 (dai, great) to 惨事 (sanji, disaster), intensifying the scale and severity. Used for the worst kinds of catastrophes — mass casualties, enormous destruction, or events of historical magnitude. Very common in news headlines and formal reporting. Can also be used figuratively for personal situations that have gone terribly wrong, though this is more casual.

例文

1. 地震と津波が重なり、大惨事となった。
2. 一歩間違えば大惨事になるところだった。
3. あの工場の爆発は歴史に残る大惨事だ。

使い方ガイド

場面: news, disaster reporting, history

トーン: serious

起源と歴史

Compound of 大 (dai, great/large) + 惨事 (sanji, disaster). An intensified form of 惨事, emphasising the massive scale of the tragedy.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal