How to say 'Disaster' in Japanese | 災難

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The Japanese word for Disaster is 'Sainan', written as 災難 in Japanese.'Disaster' in hiragana is さいなん.

word

災難

Meaning

Disaster

Reading

さいなん

sainan

Kanji

災Calamity 難Difficult

Explanation

The Japanese noun '災難 (さいなん)' refers to a 'disaster' or 'calamity'. It is used to describe unfortunate events or misfortunes that cause significant harm or distress. This word can be applied to both natural disasters and personal misfortunes. For example: That was a terrible disaster「それはひどい災難だった」(それはひどいさいなんだった). He encountered a great misfortune「彼は大きな災難に遭った」(かれはおおきなさいなんにあった). The term carries a sense of severity and often implies an unexpected or unavoidable event.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

3739

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 災難

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

災

Meaning

Calamity

kanji

難

Meaning

Difficult

Words Related to 災難 Through the Kanji 災

These 3 Words contain the Kanji 災 as well.

word

災害

Meaning

Disaster

word

震災

Meaning

Earthquake

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火災

Meaning

Fire

Words Related to 災難 Through the Kanji 難

These 8 Words contain the Kanji 難 as well.

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難い

Meaning

Difficult

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難しい

Meaning

Difficult

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有り難う

Meaning

Thanks

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有り難い

Meaning

Rare, Grateful

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困難

Meaning

Difficulty

word

非難

Meaning

Blame, Criticism

word

難

Meaning

Difficulty

word

避難

Meaning

Evacuation

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'Sainan' means 'Disaster' .

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