disaster, calamity
On'yomi (音読み)
- サイ
- ザイ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
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About this kanji
The kanji 災 means disaster or calamity. It is primarily used in nouns rather than verbs, reflecting situations that are harmful or unfortunate. Common compound words that include this kanji are 災害 (さいがい), which means disaster, and 災難 (ざいなん), meaning calamity. Another example is 火災 (かさい), which refers specifically to a fire disaster. You might also encounter 災害時 (さいがいじ), meaning during a disaster. It's important to note that this kanji typically conveys a sense of serious danger or misfortune, making it quite significant in discussions about safety and emergencies.
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Example sentences
自然災害は恐ろしい。
Natural disasters are terrifying.
Meanings across languages
- English
- disaster, calamity
- Tiếng Việt
- thảm họa, tai ương
- 日本語
- 災害, 災難
- 한국어
- 재앙
- 中文
- 灾害
- id
- bencana
- th
- ภัยพิบัติ
- es
- desastre
- fr
- désastre
- de
- Katastrophe
- pt
- desastre
Common compounds
- 災害さいがいdisaster, calamity
- 災難ざいなんcalamity, disaster
- 火災かさいfire disaster, fire
- 災害時さいがいじduring a disaster
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