N1
災 meaning and readings
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Kanji
災
N1
- Meaning
- disaster
- Onyomi
- サイ
- Kunyomi
- わざわ(い)
- Formula
- 災 = 巛 + 火。
Story
災 is analyzed as a combination of 巛 (flowing current), 火 (fire) and denotes disaster.
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This kanji belongs to JLPT N1.
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