“Disaster” in Japanese
Short answer
Disaster in Japanese is “災い” (wazawai). Full meaning: disaster, calamity, misfortune, trouble, woes.
Other ways to say “Disaster” in Japanese
禍
ka disaster, calamity, misfortune
惨事
sanji disaster, tragedy, tragic incident, horrible accident
遭難
sounan (meeting with) disaster, (having an) accident, mishap, shipwreck, distress
災禍
saika disaster, accident, calamity, catastrophe
災害
saigai calamity, disaster, misfortune
事変
jihen accident, disaster, incident, uprising, emergency
患禍
kanka disaster, calamity, trouble
大厄
taiyaku calamity, disaster, great misfortune, grand climacteric
災厄
saiyaku calamity, disaster, accident
天災
tensai natural calamity, disaster
厄災
yakusai calamity, disaster, accident
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