Kanji

災

disaster, calamity, woe, curse, evil

Kanji

Grade

Grade 5

Strokes

7 strokes

Radical

火部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

サイ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

わざわい

Common Readings

サイ, わざわ…い

Example sentences

災厄 さいやく
その 相次ぐ 災厄 見舞われた

The village was struck by successive calamities.

災害 さいがい
その 地域 自然 災害 大きな 被害 受けた

The region suffered heavy damage from the natural disaster.

無力 むりょく
災害 対して 自分 無力 感じた

I felt powerless against the disaster.

災難 さいなん
山道 故障する とは とんだ 災難だった

It was a real misfortune that the car broke down on the mountain road.

とんだ とんだ
それ とんだ 災難 だった

That was a terrible misfortune, wasn't it?

災い わざわい
災い いう 余計 こと 言わない いい

They say the mouth is the source of calamity, so it's better not to say unnecessary things.

開門揖盗 かいもんゆうとう
警備 疎かにする 自ら 開門揖盗 災い 招く ような もの

Neglecting security is like inviting disaster upon oneself by one's own hand.

火災 かさい
ビル 火災 全焼 した

The building was completely destroyed by fire.

立ち尽くす たちつくす
火災 して ただ 立ち尽くしていた

He just stood there transfixed before the ruins of the fire.

天災 てんさい
日本 地震 台風 など 天災 多い です

Japan is a country with many natural disasters like earthquakes and typhoons.

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