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災い

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
わざわ
Grade: 5
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(わざわ) (wazawaiわざはひ (wazafafi)? (counter )

  1. calamity; catastrophe

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 わざ‐わい[‥はひ] 【禍・災・殃】Paid subscription required”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN