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災害さいがい (saigai)

calamity, disaster, misfortune

  • JLPT N1
  • noun
  • Pitch 0
  • #2264 most frequent

Meaning

災害 (さいがい, saigai) is a JLPT N1 noun meaning “calamity, disaster, misfortune”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 12

地震じしんは自然しぜん災害さいがいの一ひとつです。

Earthquakes are one type of natural disaster.

災害さいがいに備そなえて大量たいりょうの水みずを買かい込こんだ。

I bought a large quantity of water to prepare for disasters.

多おおくの災害さいがいにあう。

To have lots of disasters.

私わたし達たちは災害さいがいに備そなえた。

We prepared for disasters.

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