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災

Kanji 災: meaning "disaster, calamity", readings, stroke order

The kanji 災 means "disaster, calamity". On'yomi: サイ; kun'yomi: わざわい. JLPT N2 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
disaster, calamity
On'yomi
サイ
Kun'yomi
わざわい
Strokes
7
Level
JLPT N2
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 災

  • 災害 さいがい — Disaster
  • 火災 かさい — Fire (disaster)
  • 災難 さいなん — calamity, misfortune
  • 天災 てんさい — natural calamity, disaster
  • 戦災 せんさい — war damage

Stroke order · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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