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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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      • さ

      • い

      • な

      • ん

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    • 災難(さいなん)に見舞(みま)われる。

      To suffer from misfortune.

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    • 最近(さいきん)は災難(さいなん)に遭(あ)う事(こと)が多(おお)いです。

      I've been having a lot of mishaps lately.

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    • 出(で)かけた直後(ちょくご)に雨(あめ)に降(ふ)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.

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    • 去年(きょねん)は災難(さいなん)続(つづ)きだったので今年(ことし)はマシな一(いち)年(ねん)になると良(よ)いです。

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

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    • たまたま家族(かぞく)旅行(りょこう)でヨーロッパに行(い)って水害(すいがい)に遭(あ)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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