disaster, calamity, woe, curse, evil
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Common words
- 災害さいがいcalamity; disaster; misfortune1
嵐は、多くの災害を引き起こした。
The storm caused a lot of damage.
私達は災害に備えた。
We provide for disaster.
昨年は災害が頻々とあった。
Last year, we had frequent disasters.
- 火災かさいconflagration; fire2
火災の理由は何か。
What caused the fire?
今週は火災予防週間です。
This is Fire Prevention Week.
地震が火災を引き起こした。
The earthquake brought about the fire.
- 被災ひさいsuffering (from a disaster); being hit (by an earthquake, typhoon, etc.); falling victim (to)3
- 防災ぼうさいdisaster preparedness; prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster; protection against disaster4
- 労災ろうさいwork-related injury; work-related illness; work-related death; on-the-job accident5
- 天災てんさいnatural disaster; natural calamity; act of God6
地震や洪水は天災です。
Earthquakes and floods are natural disasters.
彼らは長い間天災と闘わねばならなかった。
They had to strive against natural calamities for ages.
- 戦災せんさいwar damage7
- 災いわざわいdisaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble8
災いを転じて福としなさい。
Turn your misfortune to account.
口は禍の門。
The tongue wounds more than a lance.
彼に災いあれ。
Woe betide him!
- 災難さいなんcalamity; misfortune; disaster9
人生に災難は付き物。
Accidents will happen.
あれ以後は災難続きです。
I have had a series of misfortunes since then.
彼はかろうじて災難を免れた。
He narrowly escaped the disaster.
- 大震災だいしんさいgreat earthquake (disaster); highly destructive earthquake10
東京の郊外に住む両親や弟は大震災で死んだ。
My parents and little brother, who lived in the suburbs of Tokyo, died in the big earthquake.