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What does 遭難 (そうなん, sounan) mean?

遭難 (そうなん, sounan) means disaster, accident (shipwreck, being stranded).

Quick facts
Readingそうなん
Romajisounan
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
そうなん
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonsounan

disaster, accident (shipwreck, being stranded)

  1. 1noun · suru verb · intransitive (meeting with) disaster; (having an) accident; mishap

Example sentences

  • The wrecked ship was discovered.

  • We got stranded while climbing the mountain.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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