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災

災 — disaster, calamity, woe

On
サイ
Kun
わざわい
Strokes
7
JLPT
N1
School grade
5

Common words with 災

  • 災害さいがいcalamity; disaster; misfortuneCommon

    嵐は、多くの災害を引き起こした。
    The storm caused a lot of damage.

  • 火災かさいconflagration; fireCommon

    火災の理由は何か。
    What caused the fire?

  • 被災ひさいsuffering (from a disaster); being hit (by an earthquake, typhoon, etc.); falli…Common
  • 防災ぼうさいdisaster preparedness; prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster;…Common
  • 労災ろうさいwork-related injury; work-related illness; work-related death; on-the-job accid…Common
  • 大震災だいしんさいgreat earthquake (disaster); highly destructive earthquakeCommon
  • 災いわざわいdisaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woesCommon
  • 戦災せんさいwar damageCommon
  • 天災てんさいnatural disaster; natural calamity; act of GodCommon
  • 火災保険かさいほけんfire insuranceCommon
  • 災難さいなんcalamity; misfortune; disasterCommon
  • 震災しんさいearthquake disasterCommon
  • 被災者ひさいしゃperson affected by a disaster; afflicted person; victim; sufferer; survivorCommon
  • 労災保険ろうさいほけんworker's accident insuranceOccasional
  • 人災じんさいman-made calamityOccasional
  • 大災害だいさいがいgreat disasterRare
  • 二次災害にじさいがいsecondary disasterRare
  • 災害地さいがいちdisaster-stricken areaRare
  • 環境災害かんきょうさいがいenvironmental disasterRare
  • 災害発生さいがいはっせいoccurrence of a disasterRare

With the N5–N1 kanji, you can read 162 words that use 災.

  • 災害 さいがい calamity; disaster; misfortune
  • 火災 かさい conflagration; fire
  • 被災 ひさい suffering (from a disaster); being hit (by an earthquake, typhoon, etc.); falli…
  • 防災 ぼうさい disaster preparedness; prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster;…
  • 労災 ろうさい work-related injury; work-related illness; work-related death; on-the-job accid…

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