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Grade 5JLPT N1

disaster, calamity, woe, curse, evil

7 strokes · frequency rank #976

On
サイ
Kun
わざわ.い

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Common words

  1. さいがいcalamity; disaster; misfortune1
    • The storm caused a lot of damage.

    • We provide for disaster.

    • Last year, we had frequent disasters.

  2. かさいconflagration; fire2
    • What caused the fire?

    • This is Fire Prevention Week.

    • The earthquake brought about the fire.

  3. ひさいsuffering (from a disaster); being hit (by an earthquake, typhoon, etc.); falling victim (to)3
  4. ぼうさいdisaster preparedness; prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster; protection against disaster4
  5. ろうさいwork-related injury; work-related illness; work-related death; on-the-job accident5
  6. てんさいnatural disaster; natural calamity; act of God6
    • Earthquakes and floods are natural disasters.

    • They had to strive against natural calamities for ages.

  7. せんさいwar damage7
  8. わざわいdisaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble8
    • Turn your misfortune to account.

    • The tongue wounds more than a lance.

    • Woe betide him!

  9. さいなんcalamity; misfortune; disaster9
    • Accidents will happen.

    • I have had a series of misfortunes since then.

    • He narrowly escaped the disaster.

  10. だいしんさいgreat earthquake (disaster); highly destructive earthquake10
    • My parents and little brother, who lived in the suburbs of Tokyo, died in the big earthquake.

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