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災難

さいなん

N2misfortune · disaster

Examples

旅先で財布をなくす災難に遭った。

突然の災難にも、家族は落ち着いて対応した。

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Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: 災難 (さいなん) is unexpected serious misfortune or disaster. 災難に遭う is an event suffered; 災難にも is a concessive response target.
  • Basic usage: A traveler suffers the loss of a wallet; a family responds calmly even to a sudden disaster.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • Personal mishap suffered and disaster met with composure
    • The first is an idiom for encountering misfortune; inclusive in the second emphasizes response even under adversity. Scale depends on context.

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