Jisho

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Words — 5 found

Noun
1. disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
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禍 【わざわい】殃 【わざわい】
Notes
殃: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Suru verb - included, Intransitive verb
1. to be one's ruin; to do harm; to cause trouble; to have negative consequences; to bring about a bad outcome
Other forms
禍する 【わざわいする】
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わざわてんふく
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), 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 advantageIdiomatic 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
Other forms
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
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), 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 advantageIdiomatic expression
Other forms
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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13 strokes. JLPT N1. Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high.
calamity, misfortune, evil, curse
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Sentences — 3 found

  • 173925
    • くち
    • わざわ
    • もん
    The tongue wounds more than a lance. Tatoeba
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