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災難
さいなん
N2
noun
Meanings
1
calamity
2
misfortune
3
disaster
Example sentence
戦時に起こったとしたなら、これは災難になるだろう。
Happening in wartime, this would amount to disaster.
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Mine a sentence — saw 災難 in the wild?
Kanji in this word
災
Disaster, Calamity, Woe
7 strokes
難
Difficult, Impossible, Trouble
18 strokes
More words with
災
災害
さいがい ·
calamity
N1
防災
ぼうさい ·
disaster preparedness
火災
かさい ·
conflagration
N3
被災
ひさい ·
suffering (from a disaster)
戦災
せんさい ·
war damage
N1
Full entry on Jisho
災い
わざわい ·
disaster
労災
ろうさい ·
work-related injury
天災
てんさい ·
natural calamity
N1
More words with
難
難民
なんみん ·
refugee
困難
こんなん ·
difficulty
N3
非難
ひなん ·
blame
N1
避難
ひなん ·
taking refuge
N1
難しい
むずかしい ·
difficult
N5
難問
なんもん ·
perplexity
難航
なんこう ·
difficult voyage
難関
なんかん ·
barrier
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