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    3. 被災

    被災

    被ひ災さい

    suffering (from a disaster)

    KMT5News #6+1Noun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveNature & EnvironmentKanji Vocab17 strokes

    ひさい

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    suffering (from a disaster), being hit (by an earthquake, typhoon, etc.), falling victim (to)

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    その町まちは地じ震しんで被ひ災さいしました。

    That town was affected by the earthquake.

    KMT4Nature & Environment
    多おおくの人ひと々びとが台たい風ふうで被ひ災さいし、避ひ難なん生せい活かつを送おくっています。

    Many people were affected by the typhoon and are living in evacuation centers.

    KMT5Nature & EnvironmentDaily Life
    洪こう水ずいにより、広こう範はん囲いで家お屋くが被ひ災さいしました。

    Due to the flood, houses were damaged over a wide area.

    KMT5Nature & EnvironmentHome & Housing
    被ひ災さい地ちでは、復ふっ旧きゅう作さ業ぎょうが急きゅうピッチで進すすめられています。

    In the disaster-stricken area, restoration work is progressing rapidly.

    KMT6Nature & EnvironmentWork & Career
    被ひ災さいした地ち域いきへの支し援えんが世せか界い中じゅうから寄よせられています。

    Support for the disaster-stricken region is coming from all over the world.

    KMT6Nature & EnvironmentPolitics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    被
    こうむ.る・おお.う・かぶ.る・かぶ.せる…(2)
    incur・cover・veil・brood over・shelter…(4)
    災
    わざわ.い…(1)
    disaster・calamity・woe・curse・evil
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