避難
ひなん
hinan
JLPT N1nounVocabularyLevel 100 - JLPT N1

Quick answer

避難 (ひなん (hinan)) means "Evacuation". The reading is ひなん (hinan). Audio pronunciation and kanji breakdown are below.

Meaning

Evacuation

Also : Escape · Taking refuge

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Example Sentences

火災の避難訓練は毎月実施されている。

かさいのひなんくんれんはまいげつじっしされている。

Fire evacuation drills are conducted every month.

台風警報が出たので、住民は避難所に避難した。

たいふうけいほうがでたので、じゅうみんはひなんじょにひなんした。

Because a typhoon warning was issued, residents evacuated to a shelter.

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Last updated Jul 25, 2026

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