Vocabulary

災害

calamity; disaster; misfortune

noun
N1 freq #3

Example sentences

He prophesied that a dreadful calamity would happen.

Typhoons bring about damage every year.

Seldom have human beings experienced such a disaster.

The crop suffered serious damage as a consequence of the early frost.

We provide for disaster.

We must always be prepared for disasters.

It is an impossible accident.

After the disaster, there was scarcely any water left on the island.