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Japanese word 災難: disaster / misfortune / bad luck. Meanings and example sentences.

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災難 (さいなん): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

災難 (さいなん) means disaster / misfortune / bad luck.

See example sentences below.

災難 at a glance

災難
さいなんsainan
N2noun
disaster / misfortune / bad luck
災難さいなんsainanN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 災難

Core meaning

disaster / misfortune / bad luck

Basic example sentences

Example 1

地震は大きな災難でした。

Translation

The earthquake was a major disaster.

Example 2

財布をなくして災難だった。

Translation

Losing my wallet was bad luck.

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