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N3 Noun

災難(さいなん)calamity, misfortune, disaster

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    1. Noun

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      calamity, misfortune, disaster

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    災難 【さいなん】

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      災難(さいなん)見舞(みま)われる。

      To suffer from misfortune.

      • N3

      最近(さいきん)災難(さいなん)()(こと)(おお)いです。

      I've been having a lot of mishaps lately.

      • N3

      ()かけた直後(ちょくご)(あめ)()られるなんて災難(さいなん)でしたね。

      Getting caught in the rain right after going out was a disaster.

      • N3

      去年(きょねん)災難(さいなん)(つづ)きだったので今年(ことし)はマシな(いち)(ねん)になると()いです。

      Last year was a series of disasters, so I hope this year will be better.

      • N3

      たまたま家族(かぞく)旅行(りょこう)でヨーロッパに()って水害(すいがい)()うなんてとんだ災難(さいなん)だったね。

      It was a terrible disaster that you went on a family trip to Europe and got hit by a flood.

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