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禍

禍 (calamity, misfortune, evil, curse)

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

Readings

On'yomi 音読み
カ
Kun'yomi 訓読み
わざわい

Example sentences 3

禍福かふくは糾あざなえる縄なわの如ごとし。

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

不吉な夢を売ると禍が転嫁するという考え方があった。

In those days, it was believed that selling a bad dream would protect the dreamer from any possible bad luck.

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.

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