Meaning of 災い in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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災い, 禍
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Kana Readingわざわい
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Romajiwazawai
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- calamity; catastrophe
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Example Sentences
災い, 禍, わざわい used in context
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Thoughtless speech may give rise to great mischief.
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彼は会社をくびになったんだけど、わざわい転じて福となすで、見事独立したから偉いよ。
His old company gave him the shaft. But I admire the way he turned bad luck into good and did even better with his own business.
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His indecision sowed the seeds of future trouble.
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Woe betide him!
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石油は天の恵みであるだけでなく災いのもとでもある、とその生態学者は私たちに警告した。
The ecologist warned us that petroleum was not merely a blessing but also a curse.
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A woman is the woe of man.
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