災
災
disaster, calamity, woe, curse, evil
7 strokesFrequency 976JLPT N1Grade 5
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Memory
Memory Mnemonics
Keywords
disaster
Constituents
⺡flood
川stream
火fire
Mnemonic Stories
A urinary tract infection is a personal disaster that feels like you're peeing a stream of pure fire.
The ultimate kitchen disaster: a grease fire that you try to put out with a stream of water from above, causing it to explode.
My bowels are experiencing a natural disaster on par with a volcanic eruption: a stream of liquid fire.
Dictionary
Common Words
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calamity; disaster; misfortune
Examples
嵐は、多くの災害を引き起こした。
The storm caused a lot of damage.
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disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
Examples
災いを転じて福としなさい。
Turn your misfortune to account.
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natural calamity; disaster
Examples
地震や洪水は天災です。
Earthquakes and floods are natural disasters.
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to be one's ruin; to do harm; to cause trouble; to have negative consequences; to bring about a bad outcome
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