Memory phrase for the character: 災

災

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Meaning

disaster, calamity, misfortune

Pronunciation

SAI
wazawai

Explanation

Top: var. of river 川, below: fire 火

Mnemonic

The river and fire can bring a disaster.

Radicals

川	river	The water 水 is simplified here as three lines and symbolizes the flow of the river.
巛	variant of a river	Radical megarigawa* - commonly it is used 川 for river.*
火	fire	Image of a fire

Vocabulary

災い	わざわい	misfortune, disaster, Calamity
災害	さいがい	calamity, disaster, misfortune
天災	てんさい	natural calamity, disaster
戦災	せんさい	war damage
火災	かさい	conflagration, fire
災難	さいなん	calamity, misfortune

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