Definition of 災い (わざわい)

わざわ

災い

わざわい

wazawai

Common word

noun

•

disaster, calamity, misfortune, trouble, woes

Related Kanji

災	disaster, calamity, woe, curse, evil
禍	calamity, misfortune, evil, curse
殃	misfortune, disaster, calamity

Example sentences(showing 13 results)

わざわ

てん

ふく

Make the best of a bad bargain

かれ

わざわ

Woe betide him

くち

わざわ

もと

。

ほう

It's better not to prattle on about meaningless things. The more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it

くち

わざわ

もん

The tongue wounds more than a lance

わざわ

てん

ふく

Good comes out of evil

くち

わざわ

もと

Out of the mouth comes evil

おんな

おとこ

わざわ

A woman is the woe of man

わざわ

ぜんちょう

かべ

じょう

かもの

よ

、

わたし

You may be able to read the handwriting on the wall, but it is Greek to me

わざわ

てん

ふく

Turn your misfortune to account

せきゆ

てん

めぐ

わざわ

、

せいたいがく

しゃ

わたし

けいこく

The ecologist warned us that petroleum was not merely a blessing but also a curse

かれ

かいしゃ

、

てん

ふく

、

みごと

どくりつ

えら

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

わたし

わざわ

さいぜんつ

がんば

We'll have to try and make the best of it

かれ

ゆうじゅうふだん

しょうらい

わざわ

たねま

His indecision sowed the seeds of future trouble