Japanese Vocabulary List : Natural disasters
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Here’s a complete Japanese vocabulary list about natural disasters. Increase your Japanese vocabulary fast and efficiently with this useful words list!
| ENGLISH | ROMAJI | JAPANESE |
| a natural disaster | shizen saigai | 自然災害 |
| drinking water | mizu o nondeiru | 水を飲んでいる |
| fundraising | shikin chōtatsu | 資金調達 |
| lava | yōgan | 溶岩 |
| damages | songai | 損害 |
| property losses | zaisan no sonshitsu | 財産の損失 |
| extent of damage | higai no teido | 被害の程度 |
| the eye of the cyclone | saikuron no me | サイクロンの目 |
| humanitarian aid | jindō enjo | 人道援助 |
| the extent | teido | 程度 |
| the richter scale | yori yutakana sukēru | より豊かなスケール |
| the epicenter | shingenchi | 震源地 |
| the red cross | akai jūjika | 赤い十字架 |
| dehydration | dassui | 脱水 |
| famine | kikin | 飢饉 |
| the threat | kyōi | 脅威 |
| the panic | panikku | パニック |
| drought | kanbatsu | 干ばつ |
| the rubble | gareki | がれき |
| medecine | igaku teki | 医学的 |
| food supplies | shokuryō kyōkyū | 食料供給 |
| the rescue | kyuumei | きゅうめい |
| torrential | hageshī | 激しい |
| a volunteer worker | borantia rōdōsha | ボランティア労働者 |
| a death toll | shishasū | 死者数 |
| a cyclone | saikuron | サイクロン |
| a downpour | doshaburi | 土砂降り |
| a disaster | saigai | 災害 |
| a flooded river | shinsui shita kawa | 浸水した川 |
| a lava flow | yōganryū | 溶岩流 |
| a landslide | jisuberi | 地滑り |
| a scarcity of food | shokuryō fusoku | 食糧不足 |
| a (thunder)storm | ( kaminari ) arashi | (雷)嵐 |
| a charity | jizen dantai | 慈善団体 |
| a nonvoluntary agency | hi jihatsu tekina dairiten | 非自発的な代理店 |
| a hurricane | harikēn | ハリケーン |
| a natural phenomenon | shizen genshō | 自然現象 |
| a recovery program | kaifuku puroguramu | 回復プログラム |
| a relocation scheme | iten keikaku | 移転計画 |
| a relief program | kyūsai puroguramu | 救済プログラム |
| a tidal wave | tsunami | 津波 |
| a refugee | nanmin | 難民 |
| an earthquake | jishin | 地震 |
| a tsunami | tsunami | 津波 |
| a fire hose | shōbō hōsu | 消防ホース |
| a typhoon | taifū | 台風 |
| a force 9 gale | chikara 9 kyōfū | 力9強風 |
| an avalanche | nadare | 雪崩 |
| a heat wave | mōsho | 猛暑 |
| a food shipment | shokuhin no hassō | 食品の発送 |
| a man made catastrophe | hakyoku shita hito | 破局した人 |
| an emergency blanket | kinkyūyō mōfu | 緊急用毛布 |
| a ladder | hashigo | はしご |
| an epidemic | epidemikku | エピデミック |
| a volcanic eruption | kazan funka | 火山噴火 |
| a flood | kōzui | 洪水 |
| flooding | kōzui | 洪水 |
| a casualty list | giseisha risuto | 犠牲者リスト |
| a high casualty count | takai shishōshasū | 高い死傷者数 |
| a rescue operation | kyūjo katsudō | 救助活動 |
| a food shortage | shokuryō fusoku | 食糧不足 |
| a dry spell | kawaita jumon | 乾いた呪文 |
| a tectonic plate | kōzō purēto | 構造プレート |
| an earth tremor | chikyū no bidō | 地球の微動 |
| a warning horn | keikoku hōn | 警告ホーン |
| an emergency exit | hijōguchi | 非常口 |
| a snowstorm | fubuki | 吹雪 |
| a tornado | tatsumaki | 竜巻 |
| a disaster zone, a disaster area | hisaichi , hisaichi | 被災地、被災地 |
| USEFUL VERBS | ||
| to derail | dassen suru | 脱線する |
| to destroy | hakai suru | 破壊する |
| to devastate | kōhai saseru | 荒廃させる |
| to crush | funsai suru | 粉砕する |
| to sweep away | issō suru | 一掃する |
| to erupt | funka suru | 噴火する |
| to be in critical condition | kiki teki jōkyō ni naru | 危機的状況になる |
| to lie fellow | uso o tsuku | 嘘をつく |
| to be ill-fed, to be ill-nourished | kyōkyū fusoku , eiyō furyō | 供給不足、栄養不良 |
| to be missing | yukue fumei ni naru | 行方不明になる |
| to evacuate | hinan suru | 避難する |
| to damage | sonshō suru | 損傷する |
| to flood | afuresaseru | あふれさせる |
| to die of hunger, to starve to death | uejini , uejini | 飢え死に、飢え死に |
| to rescue | kyūjo suru | 救助する |
| to ravage | hakai suru | 破壊する |
| to collapse | hōkai suru | 崩壊する |
| to crash into | shōtotsu suru | 衝突する |
| to reach safety | anzen ni tōtatsu suru | 安全に到達する |
| to take refuge | hinan suru | 避難する |
| to blow | fuku | 吹く |
| to suffer from famine | kikin ni kurushimu | 飢饉に苦しむ |
| to endure a drought | kanbatsu ni taeru | 干ばつに耐える |
| to submerge | suibotsu suru | 水没する |
| to assist the victims | giseisha o shien suru | 犠牲者を支援する |
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