罹り災さい者しゃ

noun

disaster victim; person affected by a disaster

Refers to someone who has suffered damage or hardship due to a natural or man-made disaster. Often used in news, official reports, and relief contexts. Compare 被災者, which is more common in everyday speech.

See also: 被災者

• 罹り災さい者しゃへの支し援えん物ぶっ資しが届とどけられた。

  Relief supplies were delivered to the disaster victims.

• 罹り災さい者しゃの多おおくが避ひ難なん所じょで生せい活かつしている。

  Many of the disaster victims are living in evacuation shelters.