災難(さいなん)

さいなん
noun
calamity, disaster, misfortune
1. calamity, disaster, misfortune, catastrophe
An unfortunate event or accident that causes great damage, suffering, or hardship.
思(おも)わぬ災難(さいなん)に遭(あ)った。
I encountered an unexpected misfortune.
災難(さいなん)は忘(わす)れた頃(ころ)にやってくる。
Disasters come when you least expect them.
Proverb
それは災難(さいなん)でしたね。
That was an unfortunate incident.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 災難(さいなん)に遭(あ)う (to meet with misfortune)
  • 災難(さいなん)を逃(のが)れる (to escape disaster)
  • 思(おも)わぬ災難(さいなん) (unexpected misfortune)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 災害(さいがい) - disaster (natural disasters)
  • 不幸(ふこう) - misfortune, unhappiness
  • 難(なん) - difficulty, hardship
general
Added 2026.1.13 23:00 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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