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Words — 5 found

わざわ 災い
Common word Wanikani level 20 Play audio Show 1 collocation Links
Noun
1. disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes​
Other forms
禍 【わざわい】、殃 【わざわい】
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わざわまね 災いを招く
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ku' ending
1. to bring calamity upon oneself; to invite disaster; to court disaster​
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わざわ 災いする
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Suru verb - included, Intransitive verb
1. to be one's ruin; to do harm; to cause trouble; to have negative consequences; to bring about a bad outcome​
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禍する 【わざわいする】
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わざわてんふく 災いを転じて福となす
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'su' ending
1. to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage​Idiomatic expression, See also 災い転じて福となす わざわいてんじてふくとなす
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禍を転じて福となす 【わざわいをてんじてふくとなす】、禍を転じて福と為す 【わざわいをてんじてふくとなす】、災いを転じて福と為す 【わざわいをてんじてふくとなす】
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わざわてんふく 災い転じて福となす
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'su' ending
1. to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage​Idiomatic expression
Other forms
禍転じて福となす 【わざわいてんじてふくとなす】、災い転じて福と為す 【わざわいてんじてふくとなす】、禍転じて福と為す 【わざわいてんじてふくとなす】
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Kanji — 1 found

3.5476718403547673
7 strokes. JLPT N1. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5.
災
disaster, calamity, woe, curse, evil
Kun: わざわ.い
On: サイ
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Sentences — 15 found

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    • こ子ども
    • を
    • あま甘やかして
    • そだ育てた
    • こと
    • で
      • 、ステラ
    • は
    • あと後
    • に
    • みずか自ら
    • わざわいをまね災いを招く
    • ことになって
    • しまった
      • 。
    In spoiling her child, Stella made a rod for her own back in the years that were to follow. — Tatoeba
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