災 Kanji – disaster
The Japanese kanji 災 can mean disaster, calamity, woe, curse, evil.
Meaning and Readings
How is 災 read?
災 has the onyomi reading サイ and the kunyomi reading わざわい.
In romaji, these readings can be written as sai, wazawai.
Common Japanese Words Using 災
These common Japanese words contain 災. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 火災（かさい） — conflagration, fire
- 火災保険（かさいほけん） — fire insurance
- 災い（わざわい） — disaster, calamity, misfortune, trouble, woes
- 災害（さいがい） — calamity, disaster, misfortune
- 災難（さいなん） — calamity, misfortune, disaster
- 震災（しんさい） — earthquake disaster
- 戦災（せんさい） — war damage
- 天災（てんさい） — natural calamity, disaster
- 被災（ひさい） — suffering (from a disaster), being hit (by an earthquake, typhoon, etc.), falling victim (to)
- 被災者（ひさいしゃ） — person affected by a disaster, afflicted person, victim, sufferer, survivor