How to say 'Damage' in Japanese | 被害

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The Japanese word for Damage is 'Higai', written as 被害 in Japanese.'Damage' in hiragana is ひがい.

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被害

Meaning

Damage

Reading

ひがい

higai

Kanji

被Incur, Be subjected to 害Harm

Explanation

The Japanese noun '被害 (ひがい)' refers to 'damage' or 'harm' caused by an event, accident, or disaster. It is commonly used in contexts involving natural disasters, accidents, or crimes. For example: The damage from the earthquake was severe「地震の被害は深刻だった」(じしんのひがいはしんこくだった). The company suffered significant losses due to the cyber attack「その会社はサイバー攻撃で大きな被害を受けた」(そのかいしゃはサイバーこうげきでおおきなひがいをうけた). This word is often used in news reports or formal discussions about negative impacts.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1102

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 被害

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

被

Meaning

Incur, Be subjected to

kanji

害

Meaning

Harm

Words Related to 被害 Through the Kanji 被

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 被 as well.

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被る

Meaning

Suffer

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被

Meaning

Passive

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被せる

Meaning

Cover

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被告

Meaning

Defendant

Words Related to 被害 Through the Kanji 害

These 11 Words contain the Kanji 害 as well.

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障害

Meaning

Disability, Obstacle

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損害

Meaning

Loss, Damage

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水害

Meaning

Flood

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害

Meaning

Harm

word

災害

Meaning

Disaster

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侵害

Meaning

Violation, Infringement

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利害

Meaning

Interests, Gains

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殺害

Meaning

Killing

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有害

Meaning

Harmful

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無害

Meaning

Harmless

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妨害

Meaning

Obstruction

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'Higai' means 'Damage' .

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