calamity, misfortune, evil, curse

  • JLPT N1
  • 13 strokes
  • Secondary (Jōyō)
  • Radical 示
  • #2010 most frequent

Readings

On'yomi 音読み
Kun'yomi 訓読み
わざわい

Example sentences 3

くちわざわいもん

The tongue wounds more than a lance.

禍福かふくあざなえる なわごとし。

When an ill wind blows it does good to no one.

彼らは和やかな雰囲気の中で話し合った. They had a talk in a friendly atmosphere.荒れ狂う時と和やかな落ち着いた時があり、禍と福をもたらすと考えられている。

It is considered that there are times when the divine spirit is violent and there are other times when it is quiet and calm, representing evils and blessings, respectively.「