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被災地

Reading

Kana: ひさいち
Romaji: hisaichi
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
1

area struck (by some disaster); location of a disaster

Kanji

被
Readings: ヒ、 こうむ.る、 おお.う、 かぶ.る、 かぶ.せる
Meanings: incur, cover, veil, brood over, shelter, wear, put on, be exposed (film), receiving
災
Readings: サイ、 わざわ.い
Meanings: disaster, calamity, woe, curse, evil
地
Readings: チ、 ジ
Meanings: ground, earth

Example Sentence

被災地(ひさいち)に救援(きゅうえん)物資(ぶっし)が急送(きゅうそう)された。
➥Relief supplies were raced to the disaster area.
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