Kanji
禍
N1
13 strokes
Grade 8
freq #2010
calamity, misfortune, evil, curse
On'yomi (音読み)
カ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
わざわい
On'yomi compounds (音読み)
惨禍
さんか
calamity; disaster
禍根
かこん
root of an evil; source of a problem
戦禍
せんか
war damage; ravages of war
黄禍論
こうかろん
Yellow Peril (argument); theory that East Asians are a danger to the Western world
大禍時
おおまがとき
twilight (traditionally regarded as a time when accidents and disasters are frequent)
禍
まが
wickedness; evil
禍津日神
まがつひのかみ
god who causes calamities
大禍津日神
おおまがつひのかみ
the great evil god
禍事
まがごと
mishap; misfortune
禍福得喪
かふくとくそう
calamity, good fortune, success and failure
Kun'yomi words (訓読み)
コロナ禍
コロナか
COVID-19 pandemic; coronavirus crisis
禍々しい
まがまがしい
ominous; sinister
禍福は糾える縄のごとし
かふくはあざなえるなわのごとし
fortune and misfortune are intertwined; fortune and misfortune come by turns
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 trouble
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 out of the mouth