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    3. 遭難

    遭難

    遭そう難なん

    (meeting with) disaster

    N1KMT8News #15+1CoreNoun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveTravel & TransportationKanji Vocab32 strokes

    そうなん

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    (meeting with) disaster, (having an) accident, mishap, shipwreck, distress

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    山やまで遭そう難なんした人ひとがいた。

    There was a person who met with a disaster in the mountains.

    KMT7Travel & TransportationNature & Environment
    悪あく天てん候こうのため、登と山ざん隊たいは遭そう難なんの危き険けんにさらされた。

    Due to bad weather, the climbing team was exposed to the risk of disaster.

    KMT8Travel & TransportationNature & Environment
    小こ型がた船せんが嵐あらしで遭そう難なんし、乗のり組くみ員いんは救きゅう助じょを待まった。

    The small boat met with disaster in the storm, and the crew waited for rescue.

    KMT8Travel & TransportationWeather & Geography
    砂さ漠ばくで遭そう難なんした旅りょ行こう者しゃは、数すう日じつ後ごに発はっ見けんされた。

    The traveler who got lost in the desert was found a few days later.

    KMT8Travel & TransportationNature & Environment
    遭そう難なん信しん号ごうが発はっ信しんされた後あと、捜そう索さく救きゅう助じょ活かつ動どうが開かい始しされた。

    After the distress signal was sent, search and rescue operations began.

    KMT9Travel & TransportationMilitary

    Kanji that make up this word

    遭
    あ.う・あ.わせる…(1)
    encounter・meet・party・association・interview…(1)
    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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