Word details

災難

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

Dictionary

Entry

災難いなNounFreq #7926
1

calamity; misfortune; disaster

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

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

disaster, calamity, woe, curse, evil

7 strokesFrequency 976JLPT N1Grade 5

On

サイ

Kun

わざわ.い

difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defect

18 strokesFrequency 330JLPT N2Grade 6

On

ナン

Kun

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

なに

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