Illustration: After floodwater has receded from a Japanese home's ground floor, a resident surveys the damaged room from the entrance. A muddy waterline crosses the wall, tatami mats are swollen and displaced, and a low wooden cabinet has warped doors.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

被ひ害がい

higai

damage, harm

Example sentences

洪水こうずいが村むらに大おおきな被害ひがいを与あたえた。
The flood did the village extensive damage.
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彼かれは被害ひがいを大おおげさに言いう。
He exaggerates the harm done.
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洪水こうずいの被害ひがいはごくわずかだった。
The damage from the flood was negligible.
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Kanji in 被害

被incur; coverOnヒKunこうむる・おおう・かぶる
害harm; injuryOnガイ

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