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20 災い
Disaster

Meaning

Primary

Disaster

Secondary

Misfortune

Word Type

noun

Reading

わざわい

Notes

Groups

    • 災い Disaster, Misfortune

    • 災難 Misfortune, Calamity, Disaster

    • 災害 Natural Disaster, Disaster, Accident

    • 火災 Fire Disaster, Conflagration

    • 震災 Earthquake Disaster

    • 遭難 Disaster, Shipwreck, Accident, Being Stranded

    • 惨事 Disaster, Tragedy, Gruesome Event

    • 幸い Happiness, Luck, Fortune

    • 災い Disaster, Misfortune

Remarks

  • 幸い さいわい and 災い わざわい sound similar but are complementary opposites.

  • I was わざ happy. Why わい did this Personal Disaster have to happen to me?

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