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被害 (ひがい): Damage — Japanese vocabulary

被害 is read ひがい and means "Damage". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

被害

Reading
ひがい · higai
Translation
Damage
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
ひがいが

Example

洪水の被害はごくわずかだった。

こうずいのひがいはごくわずかだった。

The damage from the flood was negligible.

Kanji in this word

  • 被 — suffer, wear
  • 害 — Harm, Injury

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