Kanji

禍

禍

calamity, misfortune, evil, curse

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

13 strokes

Radical

示部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

カ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

わざわい

Nanori (Name Reading)

まが

Common Readings

カ

Example sentences

禍々しい まがまがしい
森 の 奥 から 禍々しい 雰囲気 が 漂っている

An ominous atmosphere drifted from the depths of the forest.

災禍 さいか
人々 は 度重なる 災禍 を 乗り越えた 。

People have overcome repeated disasters.

禍根 かこん
その 決定 は 将来 に 禍根 を 残す こと に なった 。

That decision ended up leaving a source of trouble for the future.

戦禍 せんか
その 美しい 町 は 戦禍 を 免れた 。

That beautiful town escaped the ravages of war.

惨禍 さんか
戦争 の 惨禍 を 繰り返して は ならない 。

We must not repeat the tragedies of war.

Example Vocabulary

禍々しい

まがまがしい

ominous; sinister; evil-looking

禍

わざわい

災禍

さいか

disaster; calamity; catastrophe

禍

わざわい

禍根

かこん

root of evil; source of trouble

禍根を残す

かこんをのこす

戦禍

せんか

ravages of war; war damage

惨禍

さんか

tragedy; calamity; disaster

大禍時

おおまがとき

禍禍しい

まがまがしい

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