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[さい()·がい()]
saigai
noun

English Meaning(s) for 災害

noun
  1. calamity; disaster; misfortune

Definition and Synonyms for 災害

Disaster an act that has disastrous consequences
Synonyms: 不祝儀, 事変, , , 厄災, 変災, 天災, 惨事, 災害, 異変, 遭難
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
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 災害

» disaster; calamity; woe; curse; evil
» harm; injury

Categories 災害 is a member of

Devastation the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
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Effort use of physical or mental energy
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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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Sample Sentences for 災害

Typhoons bring about damage every year.
A string of disasters struck the region.
The earthquake was the greatest disaster the country had ever experienced.
The Red Cross gets help to disaster victims without delay.
Seldom have human beings experienced such a disaster.

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