漢字道KANJIDO

9 strokesRadical

1University / general (hardest)9 strokesRadical
On
オウ・ヨウ
Kun
わざわい
Meaning
a calamity

Origin

ORIGIN

歹 "bones" with 央 as phonetic: the calamity that falls on a person.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 災殃さいおう

    a calamity

  • わざわい

    a misfortune

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

民に災殃が及ぶのを恐れる。

They fear the calamity will reach the people.

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