Definition of 災い (わざわい)

わざ

災い

わざわい

wazawai

noun
disaster, calamity, misfortune, trouble, woes
Other readings:
【わざわい】
【わざわい】
Related Kanji
disaster, calamity, woe, curse, evil
calamity, misfortune, evil, curse
misfortune, disaster, calamity
Example sentences(showing 13 results)

わざ
災い
てん
転じて
ふく
Make the best of a bad bargain

かれ
わざ
災い
Woe betide him

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
もん
The tongue wounds more than a lance

わざ
災い
てん
転じて
ふく
Good comes out of evil

くち
わざ
災い
もと
Out of the mouth comes evil

おん
おと
わざ
災い
A woman is the woe of man

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

Turn your misfortune to account

せき
石油
てん
めぐ
恵み
わざ
災い
せいたいがく
生態学
しゃ
わた
私たち
けいこく
警告
The ecologist warned us that petroleum was not merely a blessing but also a curse

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

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

かれ
彼の
ゆうじゅうふだん
優柔不断
しょうら
将来
わざ
災い
His indecision sowed the seeds of future trouble