非ひ常じょう

noun

emergency; state of emergency

Used as a noun and in compounds such as 非常時, 非常口, and 非常事態 for emergency situations or emergency-related things.

• 非ひ常じょう時じに備そなえて、水みずと食しょく料りょうを用よう意いしている。

  We keep water and food ready in case of an emergency.

• 火か災さいの際さいは、非ひ常じょう口ぐちから避ひ難なんしてください。

  In the event of a fire, please evacuate through the emergency exit.

na-adjective

extreme; extraordinary; severe; remarkable; very

As a な-adjective it describes something as unusually great, severe, or remarkable. The adverbial form 非常に is very common and is somewhat more formal or written-sounding than とても.

• 彼かれは非ひ常じょうな努ど力りょくで難むずかしい試し験けんに合ごう格かくした。

  He passed the difficult exam through extraordinary effort.

• 今年ことしの夏なつは非ひ常じょうに暑あつい。

  This summer is extremely hot.

• 台たい風ふうで非ひ常じょうに大おおきな被ひ害がいが出でた。

  The typhoon caused extremely serious damage.