被災

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: Spelling: 被災. Reading: ひさい. Core meaning: to suffer a disaster; disaster damage.
• Basic usage: Representative examples: 訓練では被災した架空の町の地図を使った / 物語は被災から立ち直る村人たちを描く.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Verb form and damage state
  • A city struck by a disaster is 被災した町, while recovery from disaster damage appears in 被災から立ち直る. Distinguish the affected state from 災害, the disaster event itself.