Word Meaning 災害

さいがい saigai

災害 is read as さいがい (saigai) and means calamity.

Meaning

English

  1. calamity
  2. disaster
  3. misfortune

Reading

Kana

さいがい

Romaji

saigai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Related Words ハリケーン,サイクロン,トルネード,台風,暴風,地震,津波,津浪 Rank 2201 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

災害援護資金

さいがいえんごしきん

disaster assistance fund

災害保険

さいがいほけん

disaster insurance

Example Sentences

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さいがいにそなえてみずをかっておいた。

i bought water in advance to prepare for a disaster.

Earthquakes and floods are natural disasters.

The storm caused a lot of damage.

A string of disasters struck the region.

The earthquake in Haiti was a disaster.

The government asked the SDF for a disaster relief deployment to Okinawa.

The flood was the greatest disaster they had ever had.

The flood was the greatest disaster they had ever had.

War is not a natural disaster like an earthquake or a tsunami. It does not come without warning.

Due to the catastrophe caused by the huge tsunami, damage was sustained by the nuclear reactor as well as explosions at the nuclear power plant.