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[わざわ()·]
wazawai
noun

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[わざわい()]
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English Meaning(s) for 災い

noun
  1. disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes

Definition and Synonyms for 災い

Trouble an effort that is inconvenient
Synonyms: いざこざ, うるさい, もやくや, ゴタゴタ, トラブル, 不都合, 厄介, 厄介事, 困り者, 困難, 妨害, 患う, 悶着, 手数, お手数, 揉め事, 支障, 故障, 波乱, 災い, 災害, 煩い, 煩わしい, 煩労, 煩雑, , , 紛争, 紛擾, ご苦労, 迷惑, ご迷惑, 障害, 障害物, 面倒, 面倒い, 風波
Evil that which causes harm or destruction or misfortune
Synonyms: , , , 厄難, 害悪, 害毒, 弊害, 惨禍, , 災い, , , 禍害
Affliction a cause of great suffering and distress
Synonyms: 災い, , , 苦悩
Cataclysm an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
Synonyms: にくい, トラジディー, カタストロフィー, 不幸, 不幸せ, 危難, , 厄災, 厄難, 否運, 変災, 大厄, 大災, 大難, 天変地異, 天災, 奇禍, 御難, 悲劇, 惨事, 惨劇, 惨害, 惨禍, 激甚災害, 災い, 災厄, 災害, 災禍, 災難, 無残, 異変, , , 禍害, 禍言, , 難い
Catastrophe a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
Synonyms: にくい, カタストロフィー, 凶事, 凶変, 危難, , 厄災, 壊滅, 変災, 大厄, 大災, 大難, 天災, 奇禍, 惨事, 惨害, 惨禍, 災い, 災厄, 災害, 災禍, 災難, 破局, 破滅, , , 禍害, 禍言, , 難い

Meanings for each kanji in 災い

» disaster; calamity; woe; curse; evil

Categories 災い is a member of

Effort use of physical or mental energy
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Badness that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency
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Trouble an event causing distress or pain
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Misfortune unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
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Hardship a state of misfortune or affliction
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 災い

Sample Sentences for 災い

Make the best of a bad bargain.
Out of the mouth comes evil.
It's better not to prattle on about meaningless things. The more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it.
To turn a disaster into an opportunity.
Thoughtless speech may give rise to great mischief.

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