“Trouble” or “Difficulty” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “災”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “災” means “Cataclysm”, “Tragedy” or “Calamity” etc.

Jouyou Kanji “災”

Jouyou Kanji “災” Stroke Order
| Stroke # |
7 Strokes |
| On-Yomi |
さい(sai) |
| Kun-Yomi |
わざわ(い)(wazawa(i)) |
| Meanings |
Misfortune, Disaster, Bad event, Fire, Flood, Earthquakes etc |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “災”, and their meanings
| Words |
Meanings |
| 災禍(さいか-sa i ka) |
Disaster, Calamity, Catastrophe, Cataclysm |
| 災害(さいがい-sa i ga i) |
Disaster, Calamity, Catastrophe |
| 災患(さいかん-sa i ka n) |
Disaster, Calamity, Misfortune |
| 災難(さいなん-sa i na n) |
Disaster, Misfortune, Trouble |
| 災厄(さいやく-sa i ya ku) |
Accident, Disaster, Misfortune, Adversity, Evil |
| 火災(かさい-ka sa i) |
Fire, Conflagration, Disaster caused by fire |
| 禍災(かさい-ka sa i) |
Trouble, Disaster, Calamity, Difficulty, Evil |
| 攘災(じょうさい-jo u sa i) |
Drive off evil, Ward off calamity, Praying for avoiding disaster |
| 震災(しんさい-shi n sa i) |
Earthquake disaster |
| 人災(じんさい-ji n sa i) |
Man-made disaster |
| 戦災(せんさい-se n sa i) |
War damage |
| 息災(そくさい-so ku sa i) |
Good health, Not involved any trouble |
| 天災(てんさい-te n sa i) |
Act of God, Natural disaster, Natural calamity |
| 被災(ひさい-hi sa i) |
Being hit by a disaster, Damaged, Get damage |
| 防災(ぼうさい-bo u sa i) |
Disaster prevention, Disaster mitigation |
| 罹災(りさい-ri sa i) |
Damage (to a specific property), Damaged (of something specific) |
| 労災(ろうさい-ro u sa i) |
Workman’s accident, Worker injuries |
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