VocabJLPT N2
disaster
Noun

Definitions

  1. 1. calamity
  2. 2. disaster
  3. 3. Disaster
A natural or man-made catastrophe that causes significant damage to people, property, or the environment. It is an important word in Japan, a country prone to earthquakes and typhoons, and appears frequently in emergency-related contexts.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Pretending "I'll be fine when disaster hits" — and then feeling pathetic about it.

Sentence 2

He always says, "Disasters strike when you've forgotten about them."

Sentence 3

He said, "It's in times of disaster that helping each other matters most."

Sentence 4

I sometimes catch myself wondering, "Could I really protect my family in the next disaster?"

Sentence 5

With disaster inevitably coming, what can we learn before it does?