災害 (さいがい): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

災害 (さいがい) means disaster / calamity / serious accident.

See example sentences below.

災害 at a glance

災害

さいがいsaigai

N1noun

disaster / calamity / serious accident

災害さいがいsaigaiN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

disaster / calamity / serious accident

Example 1

台風は大きな災害をもたらした。

Translation

The typhoon caused a major disaster.

Example 2

災害時の連絡方法を確認しよう。

Translation

Let's check how to communicate during a disaster.