Moto 禍: Calamity; Misfortune; EvilKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- カ
- Kun'yomi
- わざわい
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 51 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (カ)
- 惨禍さんかcalamity
- 戦禍せんかwar damage; ravages of war
- 禍根かこんroot of an evil; source of a problem
- コロナ禍コロナかcoronavirus crisis; COVID-19 calamity
- 交通禍こうつうかtraffic disaster; traffic accident
- 兵禍へいかravages of war
- 吉凶禍福きっきょうかふくgood and bad fortune, and weal and woe
- 奇禍きかunforeseen misfortune
- 幸災楽禍こうさいらくかdelighting in the misfortune of others
- 水禍すいかflood disaster; drowning
- 災禍さいかdisaster; accident
- 白禍はっかWhite Peril (i.e. takeover by white race(s))
- 禍乱からんcalamity; disturbance
- 禍因かいんcause of trouble
- 禍害かがいevil; harm
- 禍根を残すかこんをのこすto create a breeding ground for future problems; to turn a blind eye to future trouble
- 禍根を絶つかこんをたつto strike at the root of an evil
- 禍源かげんsource of misfortune
- 禍福かふくfortune and misfortune; prosperity and adversity
- 禍福はあざなえる縄のごとしかふくはあざなえるなわのごとしfortune and misfortune are intertwined; fortune and misfortune come by turns
- 禍福はあざなえる縄の如しかふくはあざなえるなわのごとしfortune and misfortune are intertwined; fortune and misfortune come by turns
- 禍福得喪かふくとくそうcalamity, good fortune, success and failure
- 筆禍ひっかtroubles brought on by what one has written
- 筆禍事件ひっかじけんtroubles brought on by what one has written; incident occasioned by a serious slip of the pen
- 舌禍ぜっかcareless remark; incriminating remark
- 舌禍事件ぜっかじけんtrouble caused by a slip of the tongue
- 薬禍やっかharmful side effects of a medicine or drug
- 豪雨禍ごううかflood devastation
- 赤禍せっかthe Red Peril
- 輪禍りんかtraffic accident; automobile accident
- 風雨の禍ふううのかdisaster caused by wind and rain
- 黄禍こうかYellow Peril; theory that East Asians are a danger to the Western world
- 黄禍論こうかろんYellow Peril (argument); theory that East Asians are a danger to the Western world
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 口は禍の元くちはわざわいのもとwords can lead to disaster; the tongue is the root of calamities
- 口は禍の門くちはわざわいのかどwords can lead to disaster; the tongue is the root of calamities
- 病は口より入り禍は口より出ずやまいはくちよりいりわざわいはくちよりいずbe moderate with your mouth; sickness enters through the mouth, calamities come out of the mouth
- 禍わざわいdisaster; calamity
- 禍の府わざわいのふsink of iniquity
- 禍を転じて福となすわざわいをてんじてふくとなすto turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage
- 禍を転じて福と為すわざわいをてんじてふくとなすto turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage
- 禍転じて福となすわざわいてんじてふくとなすto turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage
- 禍転じて福と為すわざわいてんじてふくとなすto turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage
Other readings
- 大禍時おおまがときtwilight; time for disasters (similar to 'the witching hour' but not midnight)
- 大禍津日神おおまがつひのかみthe great evil god
- 禍々しいまがまがしいominous; sinister
- 禍事まがごとominous word; ill-omened word
- 禍津日神まがつひのかみevil gods (who cause sin, etc.)
- 禍禍しいまがまがしいominous; sinister
- 禍福は糾える縄のごとしかふくはあざなえるなわのごとしfortune and misfortune are intertwined; fortune and misfortune come by turns
- 禍福は糾える縄の如しかふくはあざなえるなわのごとしfortune and misfortune are intertwined; fortune and misfortune come by turns
- 禍言まがごとominous word; ill-omened word
Kanji that often appear with 禍
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