災 — 7 strokes ／ Radical「火」
道6Elementary year 5 ／ 7 strokes ／ Radical「火」
- On
- サイさい · sai
- Kun
- わざわ(い)wazawa(i)
- Meaning
- disaster; calamity
Stroke order
Origin
巛 "flooding river" over 火 "fire"; harm by water and by fire — hence "disaster."
Readings and examples
| Onサイさいsai | 災害さいがい災難さいなん火災かさい |
|---|---|
| Kunわざわいwazawai | 災いわざわい |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 災害さいがい
disaster
- 火災かさい
fire (destructive)
- 災難さいなん
- 被災ひさい
- 災禍さいか
- 災厄さいやく
- 災殃さいおう
- 罹災りさい
Example
災害にそなえて水を用意する。
We keep water ready in case of disaster.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)