How to say catastrophe in Japanese

破局☆【はきょくhakyoku】

noun:

  • catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)

Example Sentences

不幸fukouにもnimo、そのsono大dai惨事sanjiでde生き残ったikinokotta乗客joukyakuはhaほとんどhotondoいなかったinakatta。
Unfortunately, few passengers survived the catastrophe.
そのsono大dai惨事sanjiでde生き残ったikinokotta乗客joukyakuはhaほとんどhotondoいなかったinakatta。
Few passengers survived the catastrophe.
大dai津波tsunamiによるniyoru災害saigaiのnoせいseiでde核kaku融合yuugou炉roはha損害songaiをwoこうむりkoumuri、原子力genshiryoku発電hatsuden所shoがga爆発bakuhatsuをwo受けukeてteしまっshimaたta。
Due to the catastrophe caused by the huge tsunami, damage was sustained by the nuclear reactor as well as explosions at the nuclear power plant.

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