| 遭難 | そうなん | disaster, shipwreck, accident |
| 遭う | あう | to meet, to encounter; to have an accident, to have a bad experience |
| 遭遇 | そうぐう | encounter |
| 遭わせる | あわせる | to make (someone) to meet, to let (someone) meet; to expose to, to subject to |
| 遭わす | あわす | to make (someone) to meet, to let (someone) meet; to expose to, to subject to |
| 遭す | あわす | to make (someone) to meet, to let (someone) meet; to expose to, to subject to |
| 災難に遭う | さいなんにあう | to meet with misfortune |
| 遭難者 | そうなんしゃ | victim, survivor, sufferer |
| 遭難信号 | そうなんしんごう | distress signal, SOS |
| 夕立に遭う | ゆうだちにあう | to be caught in an evening shower |
