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N2 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

遭難(そうなん)disaster, shipwreck, accident, being stranded

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    1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

      1.

      (meeting with) disaster, (having an) accident, mishap, shipwreck, distress

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    遭難 【そうなん】

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      冬山(ふゆやま)での遭難(そうなん)命取(いのちと)りだ。

      Getting stranded in the winter mountains is life-threatening.

      • N2

      乗組(のりくみ)(いん)遭難(そうなん)した(ふね)から救助(きゅうじょ)されました。

      The crew was rescued from the ship that had been in distress.

      • N2

      レスキュー(たい)遭難(そうなん)した(ひと)救助(きゅうじょ)しました。

      The rescue team saved the person who was in distress.

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      遭難(そうなん)(しゃ)()きて()つかるかどうかは救助(きゅうじょ)にかかる時間(じかん)次第(しだい)です。

      Whether the victims of an accident are found alive or not depends on the time it takes for rescue.

      • N2

      遭難(そうなん)した(ひと)救助(きゅうじょ)活動(かつどう)をしているところに雪崩(なだれ)発生(はっせい)し、犠牲(ぎせい)(しゃ)()えてしまった。

      An avalanche occurred while a rescue operation was being carried out to rescue people in distress, and the number of victims increased.

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