Meaning of 災害 in Japanese
Definition of 災害
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(n) calamity; disaster; misfortune
嵐は、多くの災害を引き起こした。
The storm caused a lot of damage.
Words related to 災害
- (n) nuclear disaster
- (n) accidents in line of duty
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(n) natural disaster
地震や洪水は自然災害です。
Earthquakes and floods are natural disasters.
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(n) great disaster
その地震は大災害をもたらした。
The earthquake brought about disaster.
- (n) work-related injury or death
- (n) disaster-stricken area
- (n) disaster prevention measures
- (n) disaster insurance
- (n) disaster relief
- (n) chemical contamination disaster
- (n) environmental disaster
Sentences containing 災害
After the disaster, there was scarcely any water left on the island.
The flood was the greatest disaster they had ever had.
Records are particularly scarce for this era, perhaps owing to a long series of natural disasters which befell the capital.