禍
calamity, misfortune, evil, curse
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Stroke Order
13 / 13
Information
Vocabulary
カ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 禍根 | カコン | root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune |
| 惨禍 | サンカ | calamity; disaster; catastrophe |
| 戦禍 | センカ | war damage; ravages of war; horrors of war |
| 黄禍 | コウカ | Yellow Peril (alleged threat to Western civilization posed by East Asians); harm caused by dumping human waste from train toilets onto the track |
| 禍因 | カイン | cause of trouble |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 禍 | わざわい | disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes |
| コロナ禍 | コロナか | COVID-19 pandemic; coronavirus crisis; COVID-19 crisis |
| 舌禍 | ぜっか | careless remark; incriminating remark; unfortunate statement; slip of the tongue |
| 白禍 | はっか | White Peril (i.e. takeover by white race(s)) |
| 筆禍 | ひっか | troubles brought on by what one has written |
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