Meaning of 災 意味
disaster, calamity, woe, curse, evil
Learn Japanese kanji: 災 【 サイ / わざわ(い) 】.
Meaning: disaster, calamity, woe, curse, evil .
976 of 2,500 most used kanji in newspapers.
How to write 災 - stroke order:
Stroke Count: 7
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災 - Example Sentences 例文
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Example #1
地震や洪水は天災です。
じしんやこうずいはてんさいです。
jishin ya kouzui wa tensai desu.
Earthquakes and floods are natural disasters.
Example #2
その火事は大災害だった。
そのかじはだいさいがいだった。
sono kaji wa daisaigai datta.
That fire was a major disaster.
Example #3
彼は労災を申請すべきだ。
かれはろうさいをしんせいすべきだ。
kare wa rousai o shinsei su beki da.
He should apply for worker's compensation.
Example #4
彼らは被災者に食料を支給した。
かれらはひさいしゃにしょくりょうをしきゅうした。
karera wa hisaisha ni shokuryou o shikyuu shita.
They provided food to the disaster victims.
Example #5
あなたはいつ災害地域に行くのですか。
あなたはいつさいがいちいきにいくのですか。
anata wa itsu saigai chiiki ni iku no desuka?
When are you going to the disaster area?
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