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禍

禍 — calamity, misfortune, evil

On
カ
Kun
わざわい
Strokes
13
JLPT
N1
School grade
8

Common words with 禍

  • 禍根かこんroot of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortuneCommon
  • 戦禍せんかwar damage; ravages of war; horrors of warCommon

    若い人たちは戦禍というものを頭でしか知らない。
    Young people know the disasters of war only in the abstract.

  • コロナ禍コロナかCOVID-19 pandemic; coronavirus crisis; COVID-19 crisisCommon
  • 惨禍さんかcalamity; disaster; catastropheOccasional
  • 大禍時おおまがときtwilight (traditionally regarded as a time when accidents and disasters are fre…Rare
  • 禍かdisaster; calamity; misfortuneRare
  • 白禍はっかWhite Peril (i.e. takeover by white race(s))Rare
  • 交通禍こうつうかtraffic disaster; traffic accidentRare
  • 禍源かげんsource of misfortuneRare
  • 兵禍へいかravages of warRare
  • 禍の府わざわいのふsink of iniquityRare
  • 病は口より入り禍は口より出ずやまいはくちよりいりわざわいはくちよりいずbe moderate with your mouth; sickness enters through the mouth, calamities come…Rare
  • 豪雨禍ごううかflood devastationRare
  • 禍津日まがつひgod who causes calamitiesRare
  • 禍津日神まがつひのかみgod who causes calamitiesRare
  • 大禍津日神おおまがつひのかみthe great evil godRare
  • 禍因かいんcause of troubleRare
  • 福善禍淫ふくぜんかいんfortune follows the virtuous, calamity befalls the wicked; heaven rewards the g…Rare
  • 風雨の禍ふううのかdisaster caused by wind and rainRare
  • 禍根を残すかこんをのこすto create a breeding ground for future problems; to turn a blind eye to future…Rare

With the N5–N1 kanji, you can read 44 words that use 禍.

  • 禍根 かこん root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
  • 戦禍 せんか war damage; ravages of war; horrors of war
  • コロナ禍 コロナか COVID-19 pandemic; coronavirus crisis; COVID-19 crisis
  • 惨禍 さんか calamity; disaster; catastrophe
  • 禍 か disaster; calamity; misfortune

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