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災

disaster
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingサイ
Kun readingわざわ.い
JōyōGrade 5
  1. calamity
  2. misfortune
  3. trouble
  4. woes

Popular Usage

火災災難

Radicals and components

Radical火fireComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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stream · flood · fire (火)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 179

Compound words

火災かさい
conflagration; fire
災難さいなん
calamity; misfortune; disaster
災いわざわい
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
災害さいがい
calamity; disaster; misfortune
震災しんさい
earthquake disaster
戦災せんさい
war damage
天災てんさい
natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God
被災ひさい
suffering (from a disaster); being hit (by an earthquake, typhoon, etc.); falling victim (to)
防災ぼうさい
disaster preparedness; prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster; protection against disaster
労災ろうさい
work-related injury; work-related illness; work-related death; on-the-job accident; workers' compensation insurance
被災者ひさいしゃ
person affected by a disaster; afflicted person; victim; sufferer; survivor
大震災だいしんさい
great earthquake (disaster); highly destructive earthquake
火災保険かさいほけん
fire insurance

Stroke Order

7 strokes

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