灾 — readings, stroke count and radical

menu_bookMeaning (Japanese)

1. わざわい。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

brushOrigin of the character

会意。「宀」（屋根 建物）+「火」、火事等の災厄を意味。簡体字において「災」を包摂。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

menu_bookMeaning

calamity, disaster, catastrophe

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

menu_bookReadings

On (Sino-Japanese)

• サイ

Kun (native)

• わざわ(い)

Other languages

• 拼音zai1
• 한글jae
• Hán-ViệtTai

infoBasics

Strokes

7 strokes

Radical

火(ひ)

JIS level

Level 4

Unicode

U+707E

grid_viewComponents

• 宀うかんむり
• 火ひ

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱宀火

infoLookup codes

SKIP

2-3-4