# 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”).

- 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

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| コロナ禍 | コロナか (koronaka) | COVID-19 pandemic; coronavirus crisis |

## Don't confuse it with

[過](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/pass/)

## More in the “Conflict & rivalry 7” set

[禍](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/misfortune/) · [帥](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/commander-in-chief/) · [拷](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/torture/) · [斬](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/slash/) · [嚇](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/menace/) · [拉](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/take-away-by-force/) · [塞](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/plug-up/) · [毀](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/damage/)

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