Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 遭難(そうなん) in Japanese

遭難
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
そうなん
Romaji
sōnan
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    disaster; shipwreck; accident; being stranded
    Example sentence
    彼ら遭難した They lost their way in the mountain.

Examples of 遭難, そうなん in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

14 strokes

encounter, meet, party, association, interview, join

On'Yomi: ソウ

Kun'Yomi: あ.う, あ.わせる

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JLPT 3

18 strokes

difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defect

On'Yomi: ナン

Kun'Yomi: かた.い, -がた.い, むずか.しい, むづか.しい, むつか.しい, -にく.い

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19 strokes

On'Yomi: ナン

Kun'Yomi: かたい, むずかしい

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