災害

• 読み: さいがい
• ローマ字: saigai
• 漢字の分解: 災 (sai) — disaster, calamity; 害 (gai) — harm, damage
• 発音: /sai.ɡai/

意味

Disaster; calamity; misfortune. A broad term for natural and man-made catastrophic events.

Encompasses all types of disasters including 自然災害 (natural disasters) and 人災 (man-made disasters). Commonly seen in compound words like 災害対策 (disaster countermeasures) and 災害時 (at the time of disaster). A high-frequency word in Japanese news and public safety communications.

例文

1. 日本は災害が多い国です。
2. 災害に備えて、水や食料を準備しています。
3. 災害が起きたとき、どこに逃げるか決めていますか。

使い方ガイド

場面: news, safety, public policy

トーン: serious

起源と歴史

Compound of 災 (disaster, calamity) and 害 (harm, damage). Together they describe events that cause widespread harm.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal