Korean Emergency Alert Words in English, Chinese, Vietnamese and Japanese

Common words in Korean alerts, with meanings in other languages. Every meaning is quoted from a human-written source, listed on each row.

Blank cells mean the source has no entry. We don't fill them in.

Official English labels by disaster type

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety adds these English labels to extreme and emergency alerts. Copied from its 29 February 2024 press release.

공습경보
Air raid warning
경계경보
Preliminary warning
화생방경보
Chemical warning
화생방경보
Biological warning
핵경보
Nuclear warning
대피명령(위험물)
Evacuation, Hazmat
대피명령(화학)
Evacuation, Hazmat
대피명령(산불)
Evacuation, Forest fire
방사성
Radiological Emergency
테러의심(생물)
Suspicious Substance Alert
테러의심(화학)
Hazmat Alert
테러위협(총기, 폭발)
Terror threat warning
호우
Heavy rain
지진
Earthquake
지진해일
Tsunami
호우(대피명령발령)
Evacuation, Heavy rain
폭풍해일(대피명령발령)
Evacuation, Storm surge
태풍(대피명령발령)
Evacuation, Typhoon
홍수(대피명령발령)
Evacuation, Flood
산사태(대피명령발령)
Evacuation, Landslide
호우긴급재난문자(극한호우)
Heavy rain
저수지붕괴(대피명령발령)
Evacuation, Reservoir collapse
댐붕괴(대피명령발령)
Evacuation, Dam collapse
정보통신(재난와이파이)
Public WiFi Emergency

Common words

Dictionary meanings are quoted from the Basic Korean Dictionary (National Institute of Korean Language). We picked the one sense that fits alerts. That part of the list is shared under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR. Licence terms

Sources

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