Moto 災: Disaster; Calamity; WoeKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- サイ
- Kun'yomi
- わざわ(い)
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, grade 5
- Words
- 129 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (サイ)
- 災害さいがいcalamity; disaster
- 火災かさいconflagration; fire
- 被災ひさいbeing a victim of (some disaster); suffering from
- 防災ぼうさいdisaster preparedness; prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster
- 労災ろうさいwork-related injury; work-related illness
- 大震災だいしんさいgreat earthquake (disaster)
- 戦災せんさいwar damage
- 天災てんさいnatural calamity; disaster
- 火災保険かさいほけんfire insurance
- 人災じんさいman-made calamity
- 労災保険ろうさいほけんworker's accident insurance
- 災難さいなんcalamity; misfortune
- 被災者ひさいしゃvictim of (a disaster)
- 震災しんさいearthquake disaster
- り災りさいsuffering (from a calamity); affliction
- り災証明書りさいしょうめいしょdisaster certificate; document certifying that one is a disaster victim
- ボストン糖蜜災害ボストンとうみつさいがいBoston Molasses Disaster (January 15, 1919); Great Molasses Flood
- 一病息災いちびょうそくさいone who experiences a chronic ailment takes better care of his health and lives longer
- 三災さんさいthe three calamities: fire, flood and storm
- 二次災害にじさいがいsecondary disaster
- 住宅用火災警報器じゅうたくようかさいけいほうきsmoke detector (residential); smoke alarm
- 公共土木施設災害復旧事業費国庫負担法こうきょうどぼくしせつさいがいふっきゅうじぎょうひこっこふたんほうNational Government Defrayment Act for Reconstruction of Disaster-Stricken Public Facilities
- 公務災害こうむさいがいaccidents in line of duty
- 兵災へいさいwar damage
- 労働災害ろうどうさいがいwork-related injury or death
- 労働災害補償ろうどうさいがいほしょうworkers' compensation
- 労働者災害補償保険ろうどうしゃさいがいほしょうほけんworkers' accident compensation insurance
- 労働者災害補償保険法ろうどうしゃさいがいほしょうほけんほうIndustrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act
- 化学汚染災害かがくおせんさいがいchemical contamination disaster
- 厄災やくさいcalamity; disaster
- 土砂災害どしゃさいがいlandslide disaster; sediment disaster
- 変災へんさいaccident; disaster
- 大災たいさいgreat disaster
- 大災害だいさいがいgreat disaster
- 大災害債券だいさいがいさいけんcatastrophe bond; cat bond
- 天災は忘れたころにやってくるてんさいはわすれたころにやってくるnatural disasters happen when you've forgotten about the previous ones
- 天災は忘れた頃にやってくるてんさいはわすれたころにやってくるnatural disasters happen when you've forgotten about the previous ones
- 天災地変てんさいちへんnatural disaster
- 幸災楽禍こうさいらくかdelighting in the misfortune of others
- 延命息災えんめいそくさいhealth and longevity; enjoying a long and healthy life being untouched by disaster
- 息災そくさいgood health
- 息災延命そくさいえんめいhealth and longevity; enjoying a long and healthy life being untouched by disaster
- 戦災地区せんさいちくwar-devastated area
- 戦災孤児せんさいこじwar orphan
- 戦災者せんさいしゃwar victims
- 東北関東大震災とうほくかんとうだいしんさいTōhoku earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tohoku earthquake
- 核災害かくさいがいnuclear disaster
- 森林火災しんりんかさいforest fire
- 水災すいさいwater damage; flood disaster
- 消災呪しょうさいじゅdisaster-preventing incantation; disaster-preventing dharani
- 淡路大震災あわじだいしんさいthe Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995 (the epicenter was located on Awaji island)
- 減災げんさいnatural disaster reduction; reduction of the effects of a natural disaster
- 激甚災害げきじんさいがいmajor disaster (that necessitates economic support to its victims); serious disaster
- 火災予防かさいよぼうfire prevention
- 火災予防週間かさいよぼうしゅうかんFire Prevention Week
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 災いわざわいdisaster; calamity
- 口は災いの元くちはわざわいのもとwords can lead to disaster; the tongue is the root of calamities
- 口は災いの門くちはわざわいのかどwords can lead to disaster; the tongue is the root of calamities
Other readings
- 原発震災げんぱつしんさいcombined earthquake and nuclear power plant disaster
- 東日本大震災ひがしにほんだいしんさいGreat East Japan earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tōhoku earthquake
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