Vocabulary

災い

disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes

noun
freq #20

Example sentences

Woe betide him!

A woman is the woe of man.

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

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.

Out of the mouth comes evil.

The tongue wounds more than a lance.