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    3. 災難

    災難

    災さい難なん

    calamity

    N2KMT9News #27+1CoreNounEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab25 strokes

    さいなん

    Noun

    1.
    calamity, misfortune, disaster

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    彼かれは大おおきな災さい難なんに遭あった。

    He encountered a great misfortune.

    KMT7Emotions & Psychology
    予よ期きせぬ災さい難なんに見み舞まわれ、旅りょ行こうは中ちゅう止しになった。

    Hit by an unexpected calamity, the trip was canceled.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyTravel & Transportation
    彼かれの不ふ注ちゅう意いが、家か族ぞくに災さい難なんをもたらした。

    His carelessness brought misfortune to his family.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyFamily & Relationships
    自し然ぜん災さい害がいは、時ときに人ひと々びとに大おおきな災さい難なんをもたらす。

    Natural disasters sometimes bring great calamities to people.

    KMT9Nature & EnvironmentEmotions & Psychology
    災さい難なんはいつ訪おとずれるか分わからないから、常つねに備そなえが必ひつ要ようだ。

    Since we don't know when misfortune will strike, we always need to be prepared.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life

    Kanji that make up this word

    災
    わざわ.い…(1)
    disaster・calamity・woe・curse・evil
    難
    かた.い・-がた.い・むずか.しい・むづか.しい・むつか.しい・-にく.い…(3)
    difficult・impossible・trouble・accident・defect
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