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災

N1

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • disaster
  • calamity
  • woe
  • curse
  • evil

On'yomi (音読み)

  • サイ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • わざわ.い
Strokes
7
JLPT Level
N1
Frequency
#833
School Grade
Grade 5
Radical
火#86 · fire

Components

Common Words

  • 災いわざわいNoundisaster, calamity, misfortune, trouble, woes
  • 災害さいがいNouncalamity, disaster, misfortune
  • 災難さいなんNouncalamity, misfortune, disaster
  • 火災かさいNounconflagration, fire
  • 震災しんさいNounearthquake disaster
  • 戦災せんさいNounwar damage
  • 天災てんさいNounnatural disaster, natural calamity, act of God
  • 被災ひさいNounsuffering (from a disaster), being hit (by an earthquake, typhoon, etc.), falling victim (to)

Practice in Kanjiru

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