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災 (disaster, calamity, woe, curse, evil)

  • JLPT N1
  • 7 strokes
  • Grade 5
  • Radical 火
  • #976 most frequent

Nature · Weather

Readings

On'yomi 音読み
サイ
Kun'yomi 訓読み
わざわ.い

Example words & Vocabulary

災害さいがい
calamity, disaster, misfortune
火災かさい
conflagration,fire
戦災せんさい
war damage
天災てんさい
natural calamity, disaster
災難さいなん
calamity,misfortune
防災ぼうさい
disaster prevention
災いわざわい
disaster

Example sentences 3

彼かれは戦災せんさい孤児こじだ。

He is a war orphan.

火災かさいの理由りゆうは何なにか。

What caused the fire?

火災かさい警報けいほうが鳴った。

The fire alarm rang.

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