JLPT N2 · Noun

災難 (sainan)

災難 (さいなん, sainan) is a Japanese noun meaning “calamity; misfortune”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: さいなん
Romaji: sainan
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

calamity; misfortune; disaster · noun

Example sentences

人生に災難は付き物。

Accidents will happen.

Tatoeba #144018

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

Kanji in 災難

災

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

難

difficult, impossible, troubleナン・かた.い・-がた.い · 18 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 災難.

火災かさいconflagration災害さいがいcalamity天災てんさいnatural disaster戦災せんさいwar damage難しいむずかしいdifficult難なんdifficulty困難こんなんdifficulty盗難とうなんtheft有難いありがたいgrateful難いがたいvery difficult to ...遭難そうなん(meeting with) disaster無難ぶなんsafe (e.g. choice)非難ひなんcriticism避難ひなんtaking refuge

Source: JMdict entry 1295110 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.