Word Meaning 災難に遭う

さいなんにあう sainan ni au

災難に遭う is read as さいなんにあう (sainan ni au) and means to meet with misfortune.

Meaning

English

  1. to meet with misfortune

Reading

Kana

さいなんにあう

Romaji

sainan ni au

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 44 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Rank 147684 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

災難

さいなん

calamity

難に遭う

なんにあう

to meet with disaster

遭難

そうなん

disaster

遭難信号

そうなんしんごう

distress signal

遭難救助隊

そうなんきゅうじょたい

rescue party

遭難死

そうなんし

accidental death (esp. while climbing mountains or being shipwrecked)

遭難船

そうなんせん

wrecked ship

遭難者

そうなんしゃ

victim

災害

さいがい

calamity

災い

わざわい

disaster

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)