Illustration: In the courtyard behind a small workshop, a running portable generator has been placed with its exhaust pointing directly into a row of potted seedlings. The nearest leaves are curled, blackened at the edges, and coated with soot; plants farther from the exhaust remain upright and healthy.

JLPT N1verbLevel estimated by Bebop

害がいす

gaisu

to harm, to damage

Also used in the form 害する. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 人ひとの感情かんじょうを害がいさないようにしなければならない。

    You must try to avoid hurting people’s feelings.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 彼かれは健康けんこうを害がいしたので引退いんたいした。

    He retired because of the loss of his health.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. したがってこれらの動物どうぶつを害がいした場合ばあいは報むくいを受うけると信しんじられる。

    Therefore, it is believed that if people do harm to these animals, they will be punished.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 害

  • 害harm; injuryOnガイ

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