LingakuFrequency rank: 7,328. – 7,339.
- calamity; disaster; misfortune
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Forms
Generated definitions (experimental)
- calamity
- disaster
- misfortune
This refers to a serious and often sudden event that causes significant disruption and harm, typically to communities or individuals.
This meaning is used when discussing large-scale, devastating events that result in destruction and loss, particularly in the context of natural disasters.
This refers to an unfortunate event or situation that happens to a person, causing hardship or distress, often used in a personal context rather than a large-scale one.
Generated collocations (experimental)
さいがいたいさく災害対策disaster prevention measuresしぜんさいがい自然災害natural disasterさいがい災害じ時during a disasterさいがい災害はっせい発生occurrence of a disasterさいがいきゅうじょ災害救助disaster reliefさいがい災害じょうほう情報disaster informationさいがい災害りすくリスクdisaster riskさいがい災害ふっきゅう復旧disaster recoveryさいがい災害にそなえる備えるto prepare for disastersさいがい災害のえいきょう影響impact of a disasterじんどうてき人道的さいがい災害humanitarian disaster
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
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They are apprehensive that some further disaster might occur.
The Red Cross gets help to disaster victims without delay.
Seldom have human beings experienced such a disaster.
The crop suffered serious damage as a consequence of the early frost.
The earthquake which caused the disaster occurred in 1995.
After the disaster, there was scarcely any water left on the island.