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    3. 禍

    禍

    禍わざわい

    calamity

    N1KMT10Freq #2010Religion & PhilosophyKanji13 strokes

    Kun'yomi

    わざわい

    On'yomi

    カ

    calamitymisfortuneevilcurse

    礻咼

    礻
    示
    冂
    口

    Stroke 0 / 13

    Speed1.0x

    福渦堝祝禅禎祐蝸福祐礼禅禄礻

    Alternative forms of this concept

    礻

    Concepts using this kanji

    禍根

    root of an evil

    惨禍

    calamity

    戦禍

    war damage

    コロナ禍

    COVID-19 pandemic

    大禍時

    twilight (traditionally regarded as a time when accidents and disasters are frequent)

    病は口より入り禍は口より出ず

    be moderate with your mouth

    八十禍津日神

    god of evil

    大禍津日神

    the great evil god

    交通禍

    traffic disaster

    禍事

    mishap

    水禍

    flood disaster

    禍津日神

    god who causes calamities

    禍の府

    sink of iniquity

    筆禍事件

    troubles brought on by what one has written

    禍津日

    god who causes calamities

    禍福得喪

    calamity, good fortune, success and failure

    禍害

    evil

    禍根を残す

    to create a breeding ground for future problems

    舌禍事件

    trouble caused by a slip of the tongue

    白禍

    White Peril (i.e. takeover by white race(s))

    兵禍

    ravages of war

    禍福

    fortune and misfortune

    禍因

    cause of trouble

    幸災楽禍

    delighting in the misfortune of others

    風雨の禍

    disaster caused by wind and rain

    禍根を絶つ

    to strike at the root of an evil

    赤禍

    the Red Peril

    吉凶禍福

    good and bad fortune, and weal and woe

    黄禍論

    Yellow Peril (argument)

    患禍

    disaster

    禍乱

    calamity

    輪禍

    traffic accident

    禍源

    source of misfortune

    薬禍

    harmful side effects of a medicine or drug

    災禍

    disaster

    豪雨禍

    flood devastation

    禍福は糾える縄のごとし

    fortune and misfortune are intertwined

    筆禍

    troubles brought on by what one has written

    奇禍

    unforeseen misfortune

    黄禍

    Yellow Peril (alleged threat to Western civilization posed by East Asians)

    舌禍

    careless remark

    禍々しい

    ominous

    禍

    wickedness

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    Used in vocabulary

    • 冂
    • 口
    • 礻
    • 示

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    • 黄禍
    • 禍因
    • 禍害
    • 禍源
    • 禍根
    • 禍福
    • 豪雨禍
    • 災禍
    • 惨禍
    • 舌禍
    • 戦禍
    • 白禍
    • 兵禍
    • 交通禍
    • 輪禍
    • 筆禍
    • 薬禍
    • 赤禍
    • 水禍
    • 禍根を絶つ
    • 風雨の禍
    • 禍の府
    • 吉凶禍福
    • 舌禍事件
    • 筆禍事件
    • 禍々しい
    • 大禍時
    • 禍
    • 禍津日神
    • 大禍津日神
    • 禍事
    • 禍福得喪
    • 禍福は糾える縄のごとし
    • 禍根を残す
    • 奇禍
    • 病は口より入り禍は口より出ず
    • 黄禍論
    • 幸災楽禍
    • 禍乱
    • コロナ禍
    • 患禍
    • 八十禍津日神
    • 禍津日

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