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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

遭難する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Refers to meeting with a disaster, especially in outdoor or maritime contexts (e.g., mountain climbing, sailing). Often used in the form 遭難する.

〈場ば所しょ〉で遭そう難なんするto become stranded/meet with disaster at a place
冬ふゆの山やまで遭そう難なんする登と山ざん者しゃが増ふえている。
The number of climbers who get stranded in the mountains during winter is increasing.
遭そう難なん者しゃを救きゅう助じょするto rescue a person in distress
海かい上じょう保ほ安あん庁ちょうが遭そう難なん者しゃを救きゅう助じょした。
The coast guard rescued the people in distress.
遭そう難なん信しん号ごうを発はっ信しんするto send out a distress signal
船ふねは遭そう難なん信しん号ごうを発はっ信しんした後あと、沈ちん没ぼつした。
The ship sent out a distress signal before it sank.

事じ故こN4
事故 is a general term for an accident, while 遭難 specifically implies being stranded or in mortal danger, often in mountains or at sea.
災さい難なんN2
災難 is a broad word for any misfortune or calamity, whereas 遭難 specifically involves being lost, stranded, or in life-threatening peril outdoors.
海かい難なん
海難 refers specifically to accidents or disasters at sea, while 遭難 is broader and covers being stranded or in distress anywhere, including mountains.
被ひ災さいN2
遭難 specifically means being stranded or in mortal danger, as in the mountains or at sea, whereas 被災 broadly refers to suffering damage from any disaster.

避ひ難なんN2
避難 means to evacuate or take refuge from danger, while 遭難 means to actually meet with disaster or become stranded; learners confuse them because both share the kanji 難 and sound similar.
遭そう遇ぐうN1
遭難 shares the kanji 遭 with 遭遇 but means being stranded or meeting with disaster, not simply encountering something unexpectedly.
盗とう難なんN2
遭難 (そうなん) and 盗難 (とうなん) share the kanji 難 and a similar sound, but 遭難 means being in distress or shipwrecked, not theft.

遭 (meet with) + 難 (difficulty, disaster). The kanji combination directly conveys encountering a calamity.