劫 (jié): variant of 劫[jie2]; to rob; to plunder; to seize by force; to coerce; calamity; abbr. for kalpa 劫波[jie2 bo1]

That night, three masked men burst into the bank and stole a large amount of cash; the robbery shocked the whole city.

The old man recalled the war years, saying that at that time the village was often plundered by bandits, and all the grain and livestock were taken.

He survived the car accident with only minor injuries; he really escaped a disaster.

After eight years of arduous resistance, the country finally survived that catastrophe and began to rebuild.

According to Buddhism, if a person does too many bad things, after death they will suffer calamity and be unable to be reborn.