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災害
saigai
Description
「災害」は、地震や台風、大雨などで人や町が大きな被害を受けることです。
"災害" means when people or towns suffer great damage from earthquakes, typhoons, heavy rain, etc.
ニュースや学校でよく使われる少し硬い言葉です。
It is a somewhat formal word often used in news and schools.
Meanings
災害saigai
disaster; calamity caused by nature or accidents
地震は大きな災害です。
Earthquakes are major disasters.
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Notes
- Etymology
災 (calamity) + 害 (harm), together meaning a harmful disaster.
- Nuance
covers natural and man-made disasters; 災難 is more personal misfortune.
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