災い[わざわい] (wazawai)

disaster

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Meaning

災い (わざわい, wazawai) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “disaster”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 12

くちわざわいの もとです

The mouth is the source of misfortune.

災い(を)転じて福となす。

One can turn misfortune into a blessing. [proverb]

かれわざわいあれ。

Woe betide him!

くちわざわいもん

The tongue wounds more than a lance.