Japanese Word Entry
ボストン糖蜜災害| Kana: | ボストンとうみつさいがい |
| Romaji: | bosutontoumitsusaigai |
| Definition: | Boston Molasses Disaster (January 15, 1919), Great Molasses Flood |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 糖 | sugar, candy, sweets |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄊㄤˊ (táng) |
| Cantonese: | tong4 |
| Japanese: | トウ (tou) / あめ (ame)、 さとう (satou) |
| Korean: | 당 (dang), 탕 (tang) |
| Vietnamese: | đường |
| 蜜 | honey, nectar, molasses, sweet |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄇㄧˋ (mì) |
| Cantonese: | mat6 |
| Japanese: | ミツ (mitsu)、 ビツ (bitsu) / みつ (mitsu)、 はちみつ (hachimitsu) |
| Korean: | 밀 (mil) |
| Vietnamese: | mật |
| 災 | disaster, calamity, woe, curse, evil, catastrophe |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄗㄞ (zāi) |
| Cantonese: | zoi1 |
| Japanese: | サイ (sai) / わざわ.い (wazawai) |
| Korean: | 재 (jae) |
| Vietnamese: | tai |
| 害 | harm, injury, injure, destroy, kill |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄏㄞˋ (hài), ㄏㄜˊ (hé) |
| Cantonese: | hoi6 |
| Japanese: | ガイ (gai)、 カツ (katsu) / そこなう (sokonau)、 わざわい (wazawai)、 なんぞ (nanzo) |
| Korean: | 해 (hae), 할 (hal) |
| Vietnamese: | hại, hạt |