Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 災難(さいなん) in Japanese

災難
JLPT 2
Kana Reading
さいなん
Romaji
sainan
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    calamity; misfortune; disaster
    Example sentence
    彼ら災難に遭って冷静であった They were calm in the face of disaster.

Examples of 災難, さいなん in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

7 strokes

disaster, calamity, woe, curse, evil

On'Yomi: サイ

Kun'Yomi: わざわ.い

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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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