Kanji
What does the kanji 災 mean?
災 means disaster, calamity. On'yomi サイ. Kun'yomi わざわ.い.
Quick facts| On'yomi | サイ |
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| Kun'yomi | わざわ.い |
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| Strokes | 7 |
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| Main radical | 火 |
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| Level (estimated, JLPT framework) | N1 |
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災On'yomi サイKun'yomi わざわ.い
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework7 strokes
disaster, calamity
Memory hook
The river (巛) in flood and the fire (火) breaking out, both at once — DISASTER, CALAMITY.
Common words
- 火災かさいfire (disaster)
- 災害さいがいdisaster, calamity
- 災難さいなんcalamity, misfortune
More words with this kanji
- 天災てんさいnatural disaster
- 戦災せんさいwar damage
