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災い
Hiragana
わざわい
Noun
Japanese Meaning
不幸な出来事や被害をもたらす出来事。災難。 / 人や社会に大きな損害・不幸・苦しみを引き起こす原因となる事柄。
Easy Japanese Meaning
人や社会に大きなこまったできごとやわざわいをもたらすこと
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
灾难 / 灾祸 / 祸患
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
災難 / 災禍 / 禍患
Korean Meaning
재앙 / 재난 / 참화
Indonesian
bencana / malapetaka / musibah
Vietnamese Meaning
tai họa / tai ương / thảm họa
Tagalog Meaning
sakuna / kapahamakan / kasawian
Sense（1）
calamity, catastrophe
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災い
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This calamity has dealt a great blow to our village.
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この災いは私たちの村に大きな打撃を与えました。
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