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
その村は相次ぐ災厄に見舞われた。

The village was struck by successive calamities.

災害 さいがい
その地域は自然災害で大きな被害を受けた。

The region suffered heavy damage from the natural disaster.

無力 むりょく
私は災害に対して自分の無力を感じた。

I felt powerless against the disaster.

災難 さいなん
山道で車が故障するとは、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
それはとんだ災難だったね。

That was a terrible misfortune, wasn't it?

災い わざわい
口は災いの元というが、余計なことは言わない方がいい。

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
警備を疎かにするのは、自ら開門揖盗の災いを招くようなものだ。

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

火災 かさい
ビルが火災で全焼した。

The building was completely destroyed by fire.

立ち尽くす たちつくす
火災の跡を前にして、彼は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
日本は地震や台風などの天災が多い国です

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

Example Vocabulary

災厄

さいやく

calamity; disaster; misfortune

災害

さいがい

disaster; calamity

災難

さいなん

misfortune; disaster; accident

災い

わざわい

calamity; catastrophe; misfortune; woe

火災

かさい

fire, conflagration

天災

てんさい

natural disaster

災いする

わざわいする

厄災

やくさい

災禍

さいか

disaster; calamity; catastrophe

息災

そくさい

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