災難

Japanese

Noun

災難 (hiragana さいなん, romaji sainan)

1. disaster
   • 災難に遭う
     さいなんにあう
     sainan ni au
     to meet with disaster
     
     
   • 災難を免れる
     さいなんをまぬかれる
     sainan o manukareru
     to escape disaster

References

• The Oxford Starter Japanese Dictionary. ISBN 0-19-860197-2

Mandarin

Noun

災難 (traditional, Pinyin zāinàn, measure word 場/次/種, simplified 灾难)

1. disaster; calamity; catastrophe

Synonyms

• 災害