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禍 — 13 strokes ／ Radical「礻」

道
準2High school level ／ 13 strokes ／ Radical「礻」
On
カか · ka
Kun
わざわいwazawai
Meaning
calamity; misfortune

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

An altar plus something broken away: a misfortune sent down from above.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onカかka禍福かふく禍根かこん災禍さいか

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 災禍さいか

    disaster; calamity

  • 禍根かこん

    root of evil; source of trouble

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

戦争(せんそう)は大(おお)きな災禍(さいか)をもたらす。

War brings great calamity.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

禍根災禍禍根root災disast…祥auspic…禅Zen礼courte…社shrine祈pray偽false渦whirlp…靴shoes寡few稼earn
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 礻Map of reading カAll maps

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