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20 災い
Disaster

WaniKani Jisho

Meaning

Primary

Disaster

Secondary

Misfortune

Word Type

noun

Reading

わざわい

Notes

Groups

    • 災い （わざわい） Disaster, Misfortune

    • 災難 （さいなん） Misfortune, Calamity, Disaster

    • 災害 （さいがい） Natural Disaster, Disaster, Accident

    • 火災 （かさい） Fire Disaster, Conflagration

    • 震災 （しんさい） Earthquake Disaster

    • 遭難 （そうなん） Disaster, Shipwreck, Accident, Being Stranded

    • 惨事 （さんじ） Disaster, Tragedy, Gruesome Event

    • 幸い （さいわい） Happiness, Luck, Fortune

    • 災い （わざわい） Disaster, Misfortune

Remarks

  • 幸い さいわい and 災い わざわい sound similar but are complementary opposites.

  • I was わざ happy. Why わい did this Personal Disaster have to happen to me?

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