JLPT N1 · 13 strokes
Kanji 禍: "calamity, misfortune, evil"
The kanji 禍 means "calamity, misfortune, evil, curse". It is written with 13 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read カ 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)
カ
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 | calamity, misfortune, evil, curse |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 13 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2010 of 2,501 |
Common words with 禍
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 禍々しいominous; sinister; unlucky; ill-omened · annoying
- 禍disaster; calamity; misfortune
- 災禍disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe
- 禍根root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
- 禍根を残すto create a breeding ground for future problems; to turn a blind eye to future trouble; to allow for something to come back and bite one in the ass (in the future)
- 戦禍war damage; ravages of war; horrors of war
- 惨禍calamity; disaster; catastrophe
- 禍wickedness; evil; calamity; disaster
- コロナ禍COVID-19 pandemic; coronavirus crisis; COVID-19 crisis
- 奇禍unforeseen misfortune
- 筆禍troubles brought on by what one has written
- 禍福fortune and misfortune; prosperity and adversity; good and evil; weal and woe
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