JLPT N1 · 7 strokes
Kanji 災: "disaster, calamity, woe"
The kanji 災 means "disaster, calamity, woe, curse, evil". It is written with 7 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read サイ in on'yomi and わざわ.い in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
サイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
わざわ.い
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | disaster, calamity, woe, curse, evil |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 7 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 976 of 2,501 |
Common words with 災
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 災害calamity; disaster; misfortune
- 災難calamity; misfortune; disaster
- 災厄calamity; disaster; accident
- 災いdisaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble
- 火災conflagration; fire
- 天災natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God
- 震災earthquake disaster
- 災いするto be one's ruin; to do harm; to cause trouble; to have negative consequences
- 厄災calamity; disaster; accident
- 災禍disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe
- 息災good health · stopping misfortune; preventing disaster
- 大災害great disaster
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