JLPT N1 · Noun

天災 (tensai)

天災 (てんさい, tensai) is a Japanese noun meaning “natural disaster; natural calamity”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: てんさい
Romaji: tensai
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God · noun

Example sentences

地震や洪水は天災です。

Earthquakes and floods are natural disasters.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 天災

天

heavens, sky, imperialテン・あまつ・あめ · 4 strokes

災

disaster, calamity, woeサイ・わざわ.い · 7 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 天災.

天気てんきweather天気予報てんきよほうweather forecast天候てんこうweather天然てんねんnature天皇てんのうEmperor of Japan天てんsky雨天うてんrainy weather天国てんごくparadise天才てんさいgenius天体てんたいheavenly body天地てんちheaven and earth晴天せいてんfine weather (i.e. little or no clouds)天下てんかthe whole world先天的せんてんてきinborn

Source: JMdict entry 1439110 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.