災難
さいなん
Meanings
- Noun calamity; misfortune; disaster
Kanji
Example sentences
- ヨーロッパ滞在中、彼はある種の災難に見舞われたと、私は聞いている。
I hear he met with some kind of misfortune while he was in Europe. - もし彼がその日家にいたら、災難にはあわなかっただろう。
If he had stayed at home that day, he would not have met with disaster. - まずその災難の原因を確かめよう。
We will first ascertain the cause of the disaster. - 人生に災難は付き物。
Accidents will happen. - あれ以後は災難続きです。
I have had a series of misfortunes since then.
Common phrases
- 災難に遭う (さいなんにあう) to meet with misfortune