避難

• 読み: ひなん
• ローマ字: hinan
• 漢字の分解: 避 (hi) — avoid, escape; 難 (nan) — difficulty, danger, disaster
• 発音: /çi.naɴ/

意味

Taking refuge; evacuation; finding shelter. Fleeing from danger to a safe place.

A noun and suru-verb meaning to evacuate or take shelter from danger, especially natural disasters. One of the most important disaster-related terms in Japan. Key compounds include 避難所 (hinanjo, evacuation shelter), 避難指示 (hinan shiji, evacuation order), 避難経路 (hinan keiro, evacuation route), and 避難訓練 (hinan kunren, evacuation drill). Every Japanese school and workplace conducts regular 避難訓練.

例文

1. 津波警報が出たので、高台に避難した。
2. 近くの避難所の場所を確認しておこう。
3. 学校で毎年避難訓練が行われている。

使い方ガイド

場面: disaster preparedness, emergency response, daily life

トーン: urgent

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese: 避 (hi, avoid/escape) + 難 (nan, difficulty/danger). Literally 'avoiding difficulty' — escaping from a dangerous situation.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal