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非常事態宣言 (hijoujitaisengen) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

非ひ常じょう事じ態たい宣せん言げん

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Meanings

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declaration of a state of emergency

Official announcement by a government or authority that a state of emergency is in effect, often used in legal or disaster contexts.

政せい府ふは大だい規き模ぼな地じ震しんの後あと、非ひ常

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The government issued a declaration of a state of emergency after the massive earthquake.

Kanji

非un-, mistake, negative
常usual, ordinary, normal
事matter, thing, fact
態attitude, condition, figure
宣proclaim, say, announce
言say, word

Related words

戒かい厳げん令れい
戒厳令 specifically suspends ordinary civil law and hands control to the military, while 非常事態宣言 is a broader emergency declaration that may not go that far.
緊きん急きゅう事じ態たい宣せん言げん
非常事態宣言 and 緊急事態宣言 both mean an official emergency declaration, but 緊急事態宣言 is the specific term used in Japanese law (e.g. the COVID-19 Special Measures Act) while 非常事態宣言 is a more generic phrase.

Built from

非ひ常じょう事じ態

Etymology

Compound of 非常 (emergency), 事態 (situation), and 宣言 (declaration).

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+宣せん言げん