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Where is the evacuation area? in Japanese

Where is the evacuation area? in Japanese

避難場所はどこですか

In kana only: ひなんばしょはどこですか

hinan basho wa doko desu ka

polite

What it literally says

as for the evacuation place, where is it

Japanese politeness is mostly built out of phrases that stopped being literal a long time ago. Knowing what is underneath is the difference between repeating a sound and knowing what you said.

When to use it

Every neighbourhood has one, usually a school or park, and it is signposted.

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