Word Meaning 見舞われる

みまわれる mimawareru

見舞われる is read as みまわれる (mimawareru) and means to be hit (by a typhoon, earthquake, etc.).

Meaning

English

to be hit (by a typhoon, earthquake, etc.)
to be struck (by)
to suffer (a calamity)
to meet (with misfortune)

Reading

Kana

みまわれる

Romaji

mimawareru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 109749 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

見舞う

みまう

to attack

見舞い

みまい

get-well gifts

見舞金

みまいきん

(monetary) present to a person in distress

見舞い品

みまいひん

goods offered to a person in distress

見舞い状

みまいじょう

get-well card

見舞い客

みまいきゃく

visitor to a sick or distressed person

お見舞い申し上げる

おみまいもうしあげる

to express one's deepest sympathies

金時の火事見舞い

きんときのかじみまい

going bright red (esp. after drinking)

病気見舞

びょうきみまい

get-well card (gift, letter)

水見舞い

みずみまい

visiting sufferers after a flood

通夜見舞い

つやみまい

sending food to someone's house on the night of a wake

火事見舞い

かじみまい

post-fire visit to express sympathy

Example Sentences

日本は毎年台風に見舞われる。

Japan is hit by typhoons every year.