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被災者 (hisaisha) Japanese meaning: disaster victim | Kotomora
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Relief supplies were delivered to the earthquake victims.
Many of the disaster victims are living in evacuation shelters.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 を 支し 援えん する to support disaster victims
The local government set up a fund to support disaster victims.
〈 人ひと 〉 に 義ぎ 援えん 金きん を 送おく る to send relief money to disaster victims
Many people sent relief donations to the disaster victims.
〈 人ひと 〉 を 救きゅう 出しゅつ する to rescue disaster victims
The rescue team rescued the stranded disaster victims.
〈 人ひと 〉 が 避ひ 難なん する for disaster victims to take refuge/evacuate
The disaster victims took refuge in a nearby gymnasium.
Related words 被害者 is a general term for any victim (of crime, accident, etc.), while 被災者 specifically means a victim of a disaster like an earthquake or flood.
罹災者 is a more formal, legal/administrative term for disaster victims, while 被災者 is the common word used in news and everyday speech.
避難者 specifically means someone who has evacuated to a shelter, whereas 被災者 refers more broadly to anyone harmed by the disaster, evacuated or not.
遭難者 is used for someone caught in an accident or peril such as being stranded at sea or in the mountains, while 被災者 covers disaster damage more generally.
被災者 refers to victims of a disaster regardless of whether they fled, while 避難民 specifically emphasizes people who have been displaced or evacuated.
Etymology Compound of 被災 (hisai, 'suffering damage from a disaster') + 者 (sha, 'person').
