Meaning

Primary

Damage

Alternatives

Harm, Injury

Word Type

noun

Explanation

Incuring damage creates damage, harm and injury.

Reading

ひがい
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Context Sentences

この町は、山火事の被害は受けませんでした。

This town wasn't damaged by the wildfire.

被害にあった方がガマンしなきゃいけないなんて、おかしいよ!

It's not right that the victim has to be the one to endure it!

今回の地震では、色々な場所で大きな被害が出ています。

This earthquake has caused significant damage in many places.

Kanji Composition