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災

disaster
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingサイ
Kun readingわざわ.い
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 5

Meanings

  1. disasterRtK
  2. calamity
    彼は恐ろしい災害が起こると予言した。He prophesied that a dreadful calamity would happen.tatoeba
  3. woe
  4. curse
  5. evil
  1. misfortune
  2. trouble
  3. woes

Popular Usage

火災災難

Radicals and components

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Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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stream · flood · fire (火)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 179

Compound words

火災かさい
conflagration; fire
災難さいなん
calamity; misfortune; disaster
災いわざわい
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
災害さいがい
calamity; disaster; misfortune
震災しんさい
earthquake disaster
戦災せんさい
war damage
天災てんさい
natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God
被災ひさい
suffering (from a disaster); being hit (by an earthquake, typhoon, etc.); falling victim (to)
防災ぼうさい
disaster preparedness; prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster; protection against disaster
労災ろうさい
work-related injury; work-related illness; work-related death; on-the-job accident; workers' compensation insurance
被災者ひさいしゃ
person affected by a disaster; afflicted person; victim; sufferer; survivor
大震災だいしんさい
great earthquake (disaster); highly destructive earthquake
火災保険かさいほけん
fire insurance
災禍さいか
disaster
災厄さいやく
calamity
災潦さいろう
water damage
罹災りさい
suffering (from a calamity)
核災害かくさいがい
nuclear disaster
罹災者りさいしゃ
person affected by a disaster
罹災民りさいみん
victims
公務災害こうむさいがい
accidents in line of duty
防災週間ぼうさいしゅうかん
Disaster Preparedness Week
被災するひさいする
to suffer
災難に遭うさいなんにあう
to meet with misfortune

Additional Examples

彼は戦災孤児だ。
He is a war orphan.tatoeba
彼は新築の家に火災保険をかけた。
He insured his new house against fire.tatoeba
彼は自分の命を犠牲にして娘を火災から救った。
He saved his daughter from the fire at the cost of his own life.tatoeba
船に災難があれば殺される。
But if there was some misfortune, the Jisai would be killed.wiki
中世の京都は災害や盗賊などの災難に遭う可能性が高かった。
In the Middle Ages there was a high risk of experiencing misfortune, such as disasters and theft.wiki

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Practice Writing

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