Word details

遭難

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

Dictionary

Entry

遭難うなんNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #15305
1

(meeting with) disaster; (having an) accident; mishap; shipwreck; distress

Examples
彼らは山で遭難した。
They met with an accident in the mountains.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

encounter, meet, party, association, interview, join

13 strokesFrequency 1,554JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ソウ

Kun

あ.うあ.わせる

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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