わざわいをまねく

災いを招く

N3Expression
Expression, Godan verb (ku ending)
to bring calamity upon oneselfto invite disasterto court disaster

Example Sentences

子どもを甘やかして育てたことで、ステラは(あと)(みずから)ら災いを招くことになってしまった。

In spoiling her child, Stella made a rod for her own back in the years that were to follow.