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避(ひ)難(なん)所(じょ)

ひなんじょhinanjo

Rare or specialisedNoun

Meanings

Meanings are shown in English (JMdict).

  1. noun

    shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge

Example sentences 12

市(し)はホテルを借(か)り上(あ)げて避(ひ)難(なん)所(じょ)にしました。

  • The city leased a hotel and used it as a shelter.

Words:市(し)ホテル借(か)り上(あ)げる避(ひ)難(なん)所(じょ)

Editorial example

災(さい)害(がい)で全(すべ)てを失(うしな)い、人(ひと)々(びと)はみな弊(へい)衣(い)蓬(ほう)髪(はつ)の姿(すがた)で避(ひ)難(なん)所(じょ)に集(あつ)まった。

  • Having lost everything in the disaster, everyone gathered at the shelter looking disheveled and in rags.

災(さい)害(がい)の噂(うわさ)が広(ひろ)まり、街(まち)の**人(じん)心(しん)洶(きょう)々(きょう)**の雰(ふん)囲(い)気(き)に。避(ひ)難(なん)所(じょ)の準(じゅん)備(び)を急(いそ)ぐ。

  • Rumors of a disaster spread, and the atmosphere in the city became chaotic. Preparations for the evacuation centers are being rushed.

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