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Kanji 災

7 strokes

Meaning

disaster, calamity, woe, curse, evil

On'yomi
サイ
Kun'yomi
わざわい
Strokes
7
JLPT
N1
School grade
Grade 5
Kanken
6級
Frequency
#976 / 2500

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

Words with 災

  • 火災

    かさい

    conflagration, fire

    N3
  • 災難

    さいなん

    calamity, misfortune

    N2
  • 災害

    さいがい

    calamity, disaster, misfortune

    N1
  • 天災

    てんさい

    natural calamity, disaster

    N1
  • 戦災

    せんさい

    war damage

    N1

Example sentences

  • 火災かさい警報けいほうが鳴なった。

    The fire alarm rang.

  • その地震じしんは大だい災害さいがいをもたらした。

    The earthquake brought about disaster.

  • 地震じしんや洪水こうずいは天災てんさいです。

    Earthquakes and floods are natural disasters.

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