# 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”).

- 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

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 災い | わざわい (wazawai) | disaster; calamity |

## More in the “Seasons & weather” set

[露](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/dew/) · [災](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/calamity/) · [雰](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/atmosphere/) · [雷](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/thunder/) · [霧](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fog/) · [嵐](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/storm/) · [虹](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/rainbow/) · [霜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/frost/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/calamity/. Last updated 2026-11-01.