Word Meaning 難所

なんしょ nansho

難所 is read as なんしょ (nansho) and means perilous pass (on a route or journey).

Meaning

English

perilous pass (on a route or journey)
rough spot

Reading

Kana

なんしょ

Romaji

nansho

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Rank 20182 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

国連難民高等弁務官事務所

こくれんなんみんこうとうべんむかんじむしょ

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

海難審判所

かいなんしんぱんしょ

Japan Marine Accident Tribunal

一次避難所

いちじひなんじょ

primary evacuation shelter (for initial use in emergencies)

指定避難所

していひなんじょ

designated evacuation shelter

二次避難所

にじひなんじょ

evacuation shelter for people who require additional care (e.g. the elderly and disabled)

指定緊急避難場所

していきんきゅうひなんばしょ

designated evacuation shelter

税金避難所

ぜいきんひなんじょ

tax haven

避難場所

ひなんばしょ

emergency evacuation site (typically outdoors)

避難所

ひなんじょ

shelter

福祉避難所

ふくしひなんじょ

evacuation shelter for the elderly or infirm

難しい

むずかしい

impossible

難い

がたい

difficult to ...

Example Sentences

あぁ、避難所があったらなぁ。

Ah, I wish there was a shelter.

避難民は赤十字の避難所に避難していた。

The refugees took shelter in a Red Cross refugee camp.