Moji Ninja

禍 — misfortune

禍 means “misfortune”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. On'yomi: カ (ka). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as コロナ禍 (koronaka, “COVID-19 pandemic; coronavirus crisis”).

禍
Stroke order of 禍
Meaning
misfortune
On'yomi
カ (ka)
Kun'yomi
—
Strokes
13
Level
JLPT N1 · set Conflict & rivalry 7

How to remember 禍

Parts: 礻 altar · 咼 crooked

Words with 禍

WordReadingMeaning
コロナ禍コロナか koronaka onCOVID-19 pandemic; coronavirus crisis

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