Hana no Nihongo

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Let’s learn Japanese kanji 災 !

こんにちは!今回の漢字は『災』にしましょう。

天災 - てんさい natural calamity, disaster

災害 - さいがい calamity, disaster, misfortune

被災する - ひさいする to suffer from; to fall victim to a calamity

被災者 - ひさいしゃ the victims of (some disaster); sufferers

災いを転じて福となす - わざわいをてんじてふくとなす to turn a misfortune into a blessing

火災保険 - かさいほけん fire insurance

ex. 2011年3月11日に日本の東北地方で大震災が起こった。On March 11th, 2011, a great earthquake (disaster) has occurred in the Tōhoku district of Japan.

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Japanese proverb 諺:

口は災いの元 - くちはわざわいのもと The mouth is the gate of evil.

(lit. The mouth is the cause of calamity.)

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