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天災てんさい (tensai)

natural calamity, disaster

  • JLPT N1
  • noun
  • Pitch 0
  • #38138 most frequent

Meaning

天災 (てんさい, tensai) is a JLPT N1 noun meaning “natural calamity, disaster”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 10

天災てんさいを防ふせぐことはできません。

Natural disasters cannot be prevented.

地震じしんや洪水こうずいは天災てんさいです。

Earthquakes and floods are natural disasters.

天災だからしかたがない.

There is no help for it; it is an act of God.

天災は忘れた頃にやってくる.

Disasters befall us when we least expect them.

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