災い (わざわい) — disaster

災い is read わざわい and listed as a noun. Meaning: disaster; calamity; misfortune.

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Related words

Other words in the dictionary that share a kanji with 災い.

  • 火災 かさい conflagration
  • 災害 さいがい calamity
  • 災難 さいなん calamity
  • 震災 しんさい earthquake disaster
  • 戦災 せんさい war damage
  • 被災 ひさい suffering (from a disaster)