Word Meaning 災い

わざわい wazawai

災い is read as わざわい (wazawai) and means disaster.

Meaning

English

  1. disaster
  2. calamity
  3. misfortune
  4. trouble
  5. woes

Reading

Kana

わざわい

Romaji

wazawai

Writing Variants

  • わざわい wazawai
  • わざわい wazawai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Antonyms Rank 5960 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

災害

さいがい

calamity

災難

さいなん

calamity

災害対策本部

さいがいたいさくほんぶ

disaster countermeasures office (temporary structure in case of emergency)

災害対策基本法

さいがいたいさくきほんほう

Disaster Countermeasures Basic Act (1961)

災害関連死

さいがいかんれんし

disaster-related death

災害割増特約

さいがいわりましとくやく

accidental death rider

災害用伝言ダイヤル

さいがいようでんごんだいやる

disaster emergency message dial (171)

災害対策

さいがいたいさく

disaster response

災害地

さいがいち

disaster-stricken area

災害情報ハブ

さいがいこうほうはぶ

disaster information hub

災害用伝言板

さいがいようでんごんばん

emergency message board

災害外科

さいがいげか

traumatology

Example Sentences

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そのむらはこうずいのわざわいをうけた。

the village was struck by the calamity of a flood.

かれはわざわいをさけるためにはやくかえった。

he went home early to avoid misfortune.

そのとしはわざわいがつづいた。

that year, misfortunes came one after another.

ひとにしたあくじは、いつかじぶんへのわざわいになる。

wrongdoing toward others will someday become your own undoing.

わざわいをてんじてふくとなす。

to turn misfortune into good fortune.

Out of the mouth comes evil.

This could spell disaster.

In spoiling her child, Stella made a rod for her own back in the years that were to follow.

The ecologist warned us that petroleum was not merely a blessing but also a curse.