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[さい()·なん()]
sainan
noun

English Meaning(s) for 災難

noun
  1. calamity; misfortune; disaster

Definition and Synonyms for 災難

Misfortune unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
Synonyms: にくい, 不幸, 不運, , 厄難, 御難, 災難, , 難い
Misadventure an instance of misfortune
Synonyms: 事故, 変事, 災難
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
Mischance an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate
Synonyms: 不幸, 不幸せ, 不遇, 不運, , 否運, 数奇, 数寄, 災難
Ill Luck an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes
Synonyms: にくい, 不幸, 不運, 厄運, 否運, 御難, 悪運, 悲運, 災難, 薄命, , 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 災難

» disaster; calamity; woe; curse; evil
» difficult; impossible; trouble; accident; defect

Categories 災難 is a member of

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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Hazard an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
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Lot your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
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Hardship a state of misfortune or affliction
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Sample Sentences for 災難

I hear he met with some kind of misfortune while he was in Europe.
If he had stayed at home that day, he would not have met with disaster.
He narrowly escaped the disaster.
I have had a series of misfortunes since then.
We will first ascertain the cause of the disaster.

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