被害

ひがい

damage

What does 被害 mean?

被害 is a Japanese noun meaning damage in English. It is written as 被害 in kanji, ひがい in hiragana, and higai in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

台風は多大の被害を与えた。

The typhoon has done much harm.