災
calamity, curse, disaster, evil, woe

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

サイ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

わざわ.い

Stroke Order

7 / 7

Information

Grade:5
Strokes:7
JLPT:1
Frequency:976

Vocabulary

サイ

WordReadingMeaning
火災カサイconflagration; fire
火災保険カサイホケンfire insurance
災害サイガイcalamity; disaster; misfortune
災難サイナンcalamity; misfortune; disaster
戦災センサイwar damage

Other

WordReadingMeaning
災いわざわいdisaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
災難に遭うさいなんにあうto meet with misfortune
り災りさいsuffering (from a calamity); affliction
り災者りさいしゃperson affected by a disaster; afflicted person; victim; sufferer; survivor
震災記念日しんさいきねんびanniversary of the Great Kanto earthquake

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

巡
circumference, go around, patrol
Grade 8JLPT 1
火
fire
Grade 1JLPT 5
灰
ashes, cremate, puckery juice
Grade 6JLPT 2
炎
blaze, flame, inflammation
Grade 8JLPT 1
咲
bloom, blossom
Grade 8JLPT 2
炭
charcoal, coal
Grade 3JLPT 2
挟
between, pinch
Grade 8JLPT 2
俊
excellence, genius, sagacious
Grade 8JLPT 1
秋
autumn
Grade 2JLPT 4
峡
gorge, ravine
Grade 8JLPT 1