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災難

Reading

Kana: さいなん
Romaji: sainan
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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calamity; misfortune; disaster

Kanji

Readings: サイ、 わざわ.い
Meanings: disaster, calamity, woe, curse, evil
Readings: ナン、 かた.い、 -がた.い、 むずか.しい、 むづか.しい、 むつか.しい、 -にく.い
Meanings: difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defect

Example Sentences

人生(じんせい)災難(さいなん)()(もの)
➥Accidents will happen.
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(かれ)はかろうじて災難(さいなん)(まぬか)れた。
➥He narrowly escaped the disaster.
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まずその災難(さいなん)原因(げんいん)(たし)かめよう。
➥We will first ascertain the cause of the disaster.
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あれ以後(いご)災難続(さいなんつづ)きです。
➥I have had a series of misfortunes since then.
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(かれ)はかろうじて災難(さいなん)をのがれた。
➥He narrowly escaped the disaster.
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(かれ)らは災難(さいなん)()っても冷静(れいせい)であった。
➥They were calm in the face of disaster.
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