Moji Ninja

災 — calamity; disaster

災 means “calamity; disaster”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 7 strokes. On'yomi: サイ (sai). Kun'yomi: わざわ(い) (wazawai). You'll see it in words such as 災い (wazawai, “disaster; calamity”).

災
Stroke order of 災
Meaning
calamity; disaster
On'yomi
サイ (sai)
Kun'yomi
わざわ(い) (wazawai)
Strokes
7
Level
JLPT N1 · set Seasons & weather

How to remember 災

Parts: 巛 river · 火 fire

Words with 災

WordReadingMeaning
災いわざわい wazawai kundisaster; calamity

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