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災難

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 災難

いな
Noun
Freq #7926
1

calamity; misfortune; disaster

Examples
人生に災難は付き物。
Accidents will happen.

Kanji in this Word

7 strokes
Frequency: 976
JLPT N1
Grade 5

Meanings

disaster
calamity
woe
curse
evil

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
サイ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
わざわ.い
18 strokes
Frequency: 330
JLPT N2
Grade 6

Meanings

difficult
impossible
trouble
accident
defect

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ナン
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
かた.い
-がた.い
むずか.しい
むづか.しい
むつか.しい
-にく.い
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
なに
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