Meaning
遭難 (そうなん, sounan) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “disaster, shipwreck, accident”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 11
学生5人が山で遭難しました
Five students got into distress in the mountains.
彼らは山で遭難した。
They lost their way in the mountain.
遭難事件はその帰途に起こった。
The disaster occurred on their way home.
遭難者は人工呼吸により生き返った
The victim was resuscitated by artificial respiration.
漁船が遭難しているのが目撃された.
A fishing boat was observed in distress.
彼は加藤君遭難の顛末を語ってくれた.
He told us [gave us a full account of] how Kato had met his tragic death.
波が荒くて我々は遭難船に近付けなかった.
The high seas prevented us from approaching the distressed ship.
船長は無線通信士に遭難信号を打つように命令した。
The ship's captain ordered the radio operator to send a distress signal.
遭難した船員たちは一時たりとも希望を捨てなかった.
The shipwrecked sailors never surrendered hope.
そのため、渡海中の水没、遭難が頻発したと推定している。
Therefore, it is estimated that boats were often sunken or went missing.
手厚い補償のあった遭難兵士と違い、道案内の地元民には十分な礼金すら与えられていないと言われ、悲惨さの度合いは兵士以上に高いという意見もある。
Some say that local people who had guided the troop were more miserable than missing soldiers who received handsome compensation, because unlike them, local people weren't given sufficient reward.