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VocabJLPT N1

earthquake disaster

Noun

Definitions

1. earthquake disaster
2. Seismic hazard

A noun meaning an earthquake disaster, referring to large-scale damage and destruction caused by a seismic event. It is widely used in Japanese society and media, and carries strong emotional weight due to Japan's history of devastating earthquakes.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

His room had newspaper clippings about the earthquake disaster pinned up.

Sentence 2

"Are evacuation shelters cold during an earthquake?" a junior colleague asked.

Sentence 3

I secured the kitchen shelves because of my experience in the earthquake.

Sentence 4

"How did you evacuate with your pets during the earthquake?"

Sentence 5

"Never forget the lessons of the earthquake," my grandfather kept saying.