災
わざわ.い
wazawai
JLPT N17 strokesKanjiLevel 89 - JLPT N1
Quick answer
災 is the kanji for "Disaster". It is a JLPT N1 kanji. The main reading is わざわ.い (wazawai). Stroke-order practice is available below.
Meaning
Disaster
Also : Calamity · Woe
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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.
Stroke Order
7 strokes
Radicals
巛火
Example Sentences
地震による災害で、多くの家屋が失われた。
じしんによるさいがいで、おおくのかおくがうしなわれた。
Many houses were lost in the disaster caused by the earthquake.
台風は各地に災をもたらした。
たいふうはかくちにさいをもたらした。
The typhoon brought disaster to various regions.
Vocabulary using 災
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun/Verb dictionary form] + に際して～に際して (ni saishite) - On the occasion of
- [Noun] + をもとに(して)～をもとに (wo moto ni) - Based on
- [Noun/Verb dictionary form] + にあたって～にあたって (ni atatte) - When doing; Upon
- [Plain form verb/adjective] + ものの～ものの (mono no) - Although; Even though
- [Verb/Adjective/Noun] + にしろ/にせよ～にしろ／にせよ (ni shiro/ni seyo) - Even if; Regardless of
Last updated Jul 4, 2026
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