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Words — 5 found

わざわ 災い
Common word Wanikani level 20 Play audio Show 1 collocation Links
Noun
1. disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes​
Other forms
禍 【わざわい】、殃 【わざわい】
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わざわまね 災いを招く
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Expression, Godan verb with ku ending
1. to bring calamity upon oneself; to invite disaster; to court disaster​
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わざわ 災いする
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Expression, Suru verb - irregular, intransitive verb
1. to be the ruin of (a person)​
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わざわてんふく 災いを転じて福となす
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Expression, Godan verb with su ending
1. to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage​Idiomatic expression, See also 災い転じて福となす わざわいてんじてふくとなす
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禍を転じて福となす 【わざわいをてんじてふくとなす】、禍を転じて福と為す 【わざわいをてんじてふくとなす】、災いを転じて福と為す 【わざわいをてんじてふくとなす】
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わざわてんふく 災い転じて福となす
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Expression, Godan verb with su ending
1. to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage​Idiomatic expression
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禍転じて福となす 【わざわいてんじてふくとなす】、災い転じて福と為す 【わざわいてんじてふくとなす】、禍転じて福と為す 【わざわいてんじてふくとなす】
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Kanji — 1 found

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7 strokes. JLPT N1. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5.
災
disaster, calamity, woe, curse, evil
Kun: わざわ.い
On: サイ
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Sentences — 11 found

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    • せきゆ石油
    • は
    • てん天
    • の
    • めぐ恵み
    • である
    • だけでなく
    • わざわ災い
    • の
    • も
    • と
    • でもある
      • 、
    • と
    • その
    • せいたいがく生態学
    • しゃ者
    • は
    • わたし私たち
    • に
    • けいこく警告
    • した
      • 。
    The ecologist warned us that petroleum was not merely a blessing but also a curse. — Tatoeba
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