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災
Hiragana
わざわい
Kanji
災い
Noun
Japanese Meaning
自然災害や人為的な事故などによって生じる大きな被害や不幸。災難。災い。
Easy Japanese Meaning
ひどいわるいできごと。ひとのちからではふせぎにくいこと。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
灾难 / 天灾 / 灾祸
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
天災 / 災害 / 災難
Korean Meaning
재앙 / 재해 / 천재지변
Indonesian
bencana / malapetaka / musibah
Vietnamese Meaning
tai ương / thảm họa / thiên tai
Tagalog Meaning
kalamidad / sakuna / kapahamakan
Sense（1）
an act of God, a disaster, a calamity
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This flood can indeed be called a disaster, in other words, an act of God.
This flood can indeed be called a disaster, in other words, an act of God.
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この洪水はまさに災、つまり神の行為だと言えます。
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