JLPT N1 · Noun

災害 (saigai)

災害 (さいがい, saigai) is a Japanese noun meaning “calamity; disaster”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: さいがい
Romaji: saigai
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

calamity; disaster; misfortune · noun

Example sentences

嵐は、多くの災害を引き起こした。

The storm caused a lot of damage.

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

Kanji in 災害

災

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

害

harm, injuryガイ · 10 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 災害.

火災かさいconflagration災難さいなんcalamity天災てんさいnatural disaster戦災せんさいwar damage害がいinjury障害しょうがいobstacle損害そんがいdamage被害ひがい(suffering) damage公害こうがいpollution利害りがいadvantages and disadvantages危害きがいinjury迫害はくがいpersecution妨害ぼうがいobstruction

Source: JMdict entry 1295100 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.