わざわ.い
wazawai
JLPT N17 strokesKanjiLevel 89 - JLPT N1

Quick answer

災 is the kanji for "Woe / Evil / Curse". A common reading is わざわ.い (wazawai). You can practice writing it on this page.

Meaning

Woe / Evil / Curse

Also : Woe · Evil · Curse · Disaster · Calamity

Readings

kunわざわ.い/ wazawaionさい/ sai

kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading

Practice writing

Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.

Example Sentences

このへやは火災です。

このへやはかさいです。

This room is conflagration.

きょうはとても火災です。

きょうはとてもかさいです。

Today is very conflagration.

Vocabulary using 災

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