Word Meaning 被害

ひがい higai

被害 is read as ひがい (higai) and means (suffering) damage.

Meaning

English

  1. (suffering) damage
  2. injury
  3. harm

Reading

Kana

ひがい

Romaji

higai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Antonyms 加害 Rank 2717 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

被害者

ひがいしゃ

victim

被害地

ひがいち

the stricken area

被害総額

ひがいそうがく

total amount of damage

被害額

ひがいがく

cost of damage

被害者が出る

ひがいしゃがでる

to claim victims

被害者面

ひがいしゃづら

playing the victim

被害者意識

ひがいしゃいしき

sense of being victimized

被害届

ひがいとどけ

filing a (criminal) complaint

人的被害

じんてきひがい

casualties

性的被害

せいてきひがい

sexual harm

戦争被害

せんそうひがい

war damage

Example Sentences

10

たいふうでおおきなひがいをこうむった。

We suffered major damage from the typhoon.

Don't get paranoid.

The storm has done no harm.

The damage amounted to five million yen.

The crops were damaged by the flood.

Have you come to file a damage report?

The roof was damaged by the storm.

I would file a police report if I were you.

The company suffered big losses.

The damage from the flood was negligible.