災い
わざわい
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble
Common word
Meanings
Noun
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
Example sentences
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Woe betide him!
これは災いかも。
This could spell disaster.
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A woman is the woe of man.
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Good comes out of evil.
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Make the best of a bad bargain.
More examples (7)
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Turn your misfortune to account.
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His indecision sowed the seeds of future trouble.
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Thoughtless speech may give rise to great mischief.
石油は天の恵みであるだけでなく災いのもとでもある、とその生態学者は私たちに警告した。
The ecologist warned us that petroleum was not merely a blessing but also a curse.
政治家たちは「口は禍のもと」という言葉を知らないのだろうか。
Politicians seem to not know the phrase "Words are the cause of disaster."
私達はそれを禍とせず最善を尽くして頑張っていかなくてはならない。
We'll have to try and make the best of it.
彼は会社をくびになったんだけど、わざわい転じて福となすで、見事独立したから偉いよ。
His old company gave him the shaft. But I admire the way he turned bad luck into good and did even better with his own business.