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災い

禍、 殃

Reading

Kana: わざわい
Romaji: wazawai
Kana
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Definition

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calamity; catastrophe; misfortune

Kanji

Readings: サイ、 わざわ.い
Meanings: disaster, calamity, woe, curse, evil
Readings: カ、 わざわい
Meanings: calamity, misfortune, evil, curse
Readings: オウ、 ヨウ、 わざわい
Meanings: misfortune, disaster, calamity

Example Sentences

(くち)(わざわい)(もん)
➥The tongue wounds more than a lance.
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(くち)(わざわ)いの(もと)
➥Out of the mouth comes evil.
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(わざわ)(てん)じて(ふく)となる。
➥Good comes out of evil.
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(かれ)(わざわ)いあれ。
➥Woe betide him!
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(おんな)(おとこ)(わざわ)いである。
➥A woman is the woe of man.
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(わざわ)(てん)じて(ふく)となせ。
➥Make the best of a bad bargain.
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