がい
Meanings
Noun
1. (suffering) damage; injury; harm
Kanji used
be a target of
harm
Pitch accent
がい
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Composed of
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
Used in vocabulary (16 in total)
victim; injured party; sufferer
to be damaged; to receive damage
persecution complex; paranoia
Examples (17 in total)
The storm didn't cause any damage.
The damage was held to a minimum.
The damage from the flood was negligible.
Alcohol damages the liver.
The damage from the typhoon was enormous.
The hail harmed the crops.
The typhoon caused great damage to the crops.
A severe typhoon has done much damage to property.
The heavy rain brought the flood, causing damage.
The drought did severe damage to the harvest.
It seems that much damage was done by yesterday's battle.
Have you ever been the victim of a violent crime?
The earthquake caused widespread damage.
The flood did a lot of damage to the village.
The government compensated the farmers for the damage to the crops.
The unprecedented drought did severe damage to the wheat harvest.
They confirmed the importance of strengthening global precautions in order to prevent devastating losses.