災
disaster, calamity
JLPT N1 Grade 5 7 strokes
- Kun'yomi
- わざわ.い
- On'yomi
- サイ
災 means "disaster, calamity". It is a JLPT N1 kanji written in 7 strokes. It is read わざわ.い in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and サイ in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 5.
Stroke order & writing
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災 in example sentences
は、のをた。 Arashi wa, ooku no saigai o hikiokoshita.
The storm caused many disasters.
がにをた。 Saigai ga tatetsuzuke ni sono chiiki o osotta.
A string of disasters struck the region.
Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, CC-BY 2.0 FR, licensed for reuse.
Words that use 災
Common questions
- What does the kanji 災 mean?
- 災 means "disaster, calamity". It is a JLPT N1 kanji.
- How many strokes does 災 have?
- 災 is written in 7 strokes.
- How is 災 read?
- It is read わざわ.い in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and サイ in compounds (on'yomi).
- What JLPT level is 災?
- 災 is a JLPT N1 kanji.