Keyword
natural disaster
Info
FrequencyTop 1400-1500
Type
Kyōiku (5th grade) 
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KankenLevel 6
Heisig179
Readings
さい
(87%)
Composed of
curving river
fire
Used in vocabulary (136 in total)
calamity; disaster; misfortune
calamity; misfortune; disaster
calamity; disaster; accident
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
conflagration; fire
natural calamity; disaster
earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)
to be the ruin of (a person)
calamity; disaster; accident
disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe
good health
disaster preparedness; prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster; protection against disaster
area struck (by some disaster); location of a disaster
being a victim of (some disaster); suffering from
Great East Japan earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tōhoku earthquake; Tohoku earthquake; Sendai earthquake
victim of (a disaster)
landslide disaster; sediment disaster
man-made calamity
Caught in the Rain
great earthquake (disaster); Great Kanto earthquake of 1923
work-related injury; work-related illness; work-related death; workers' compensation insurance
Great Kanto earthquake of 1923
catastrophe-level; catastrophical
disaster response; measures to deal with natural disasters; disaster control; disaster recovery
words can lead to disaster; the tongue is the root of calamities; the more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it
to bring calamity upon oneself; to invite disaster; to court disaster
disaster prevention practice
disaster relief operation; disaster relief mission
disaster countermeasures office (temporary structure in case of emergency); headquarters for disaster control; disaster response headquarters
the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995 (the epicenter was located on Awaji island)
great disaster
to meet with misfortune
to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage
suffering (from a calamity); affliction
victims; sufferers
wireless-activated disaster warning system
fire warning; fire alert
water damage; flood disaster
disaster-related death; catastrophe-related death
the Great Hanshin Earthquake (January 17, 1995)
disaster hood; protective hood worn during earthquakes and other disasters (e.g. to protect from falling objects)
wind damage; storm damage
major disaster (that necessitates economic support to its victims); serious disaster; catastrophe
disaster relief; monetary assistance to disaster victims
disaster certificate; document certifying that one is a disaster victim
safe and healthy; health and longevity
emergency supplies storehouse
natural disaster reduction; reduction of the effects of a natural disaster
Disaster Preparedness Day (September 1)
warding off calamities; getting rid of bad luck
stricken area; affected district
Tōhoku earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tohoku earthquake; Sendai earthquake; Great East Japan Earthquake
accident; disaster
worker's accident insurance
area of an earthquake disaster
accidents in line of duty
natural disaster; calamity
government emergency radio system for disaster prevention and relief
disaster-stricken area
to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage
specified disaster; disaster of extreme severity; large-scale (natural, etc.) disaster identified as especially disruptive
disaster prevention base
victims; sufferers
suffering (from a calamity); affliction
Disaster Countermeasures Basic Act (1961)
work-related injury or death
to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage
fire caused by explosion
health and longevity; enjoying a long and healthy life being untouched by disaster
one who experiences a chronic ailment takes better care of his health and lives longer
post-disaster
anniversary of the Great Kanto earthquake
disaster-preventing incantation; disaster-preventing dharani
disaster certificate; document certifying that one is a disaster victim
Disaster Preparedness Week
words can lead to disaster; the tongue is the root of calamities; the more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it
war-devastated area
The Trouble with Harry
to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage
health and longevity; enjoying a long and healthy life being untouched by disaster
the three calamities: fire, flood and storm
chemical contamination disaster
traumatology; accident surgery
accidental death rider (insurance term); AD; accidental death benefit rider
combined earthquake and nuclear power plant disaster
Boston Molasses Disaster (January 15, 1919); Great Molasses Flood
survival bag; bag filled with emergency supplies
fire sensor; fire alarm
undercut (hairstyle)
flammagenitus; pyrocumulus cloud; fire cloud
fire cloud; pyrocumulus cloud; flammagenitus
delighting in the misfortune of others
natural disasters happen when you've forgotten about the previous ones
natural disasters happen when you've forgotten about the previous ones
disaster simulation exercise; disaster imagination game; DIG
Disaster Response Volunteers Day (January 17)
Flirting with Disaster (film)
Examples (61 in total)
Such a disaster won't come again in my time.
After the disaster, there was scarcely any water left on the island.
The earthquake which caused the disaster occurred in 1995.