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災害: calamity; disaster; misfortune | JLPT N2 Vocabulary | JLPTMatome

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災害

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災害(さいがい)

さいがい

calamity; disaster; misfortune

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Reading and meaning

Reading: さいがい
Romaji: saigai
Meaning: calamity; disaster; misfortune
Word type: noun

Example sentences

FuriganaEnglish

災害(さいがい)への備(そな)えを見直(みなお)しましょう。
Let's review our preparations for disasters.
災害(さいがい)で多(おお)くの家(いえ)が失(うしな)われた。
Many homes were lost in the disaster.
災害(さい)が起(いがお)きた場合(ばあい)は、落(お)ち着(つ

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避難(ひなん)

してください。

If a disaster occurs, please remain calm and evacuate.

災害(さいがい)の被害(ひがい)を減(へ)らすには、地域(ちいき)の協力(きょうりょく)が必要(ひつよう)だ。

To reduce the damage caused by disasters, cooperation within the community is necessary.

Kanji in this lesson

災disaster, calamity, woe, curse, evilJLPT N3 害harm, injuryJLPT N3