Lingaku災い【わざわい】
Frequency rank: 12,987. – 13,032.
- disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Forms
Generated definitions (experimental)
- disaster; calamity; misfortune
- trouble; woes
This meaning refers to an event that causes significant disruption or loss, often leading to widespread suffering or damage.
This meaning denotes problems or difficulties that individuals or groups may face in their daily lives, often associated with emotional or social struggles.
Generated collocations (experimental)
わざわい災いをもたらすto bring about disasterわざわい災いをさける避けるto avoid misfortuneわざわい災いのたね種source of troubleわざわい災いのえいきょう影響impact of disasterわざわい災いにあう遭うto encounter misfortuneふこう不幸のわざわい災いunfortunate calamityわざわい災いをかんじる感じるto feel the woesわざわい災いとともに共にくる来るcomes with disasterわざわい災いをうったえる訴えるto complain of troublesれきしてき歴史的なわざわい災いhistorical calamityしぜんさいがい自然災害natural disasterわざわい災いをとりのぞく取り除くto eliminate misfortune
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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In spoiling her child, Stella made a rod for her own back in the years that were to follow.
His old company gave him the shaft. But I admire the way he turned bad luck into good and did even better with his own business.
His indecision sowed the seeds of future trouble.
The ecologist warned us that petroleum was not merely a blessing but also a curse.
We'll have to try and make the best of it.
It's better not to prattle on about meaningless things. The more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it.
You may be able to read the handwriting on the wall, but it is Greek to me.