災い

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
災
わざわ
Grade: 5
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
禍
殃

Pronunciation

Noun

災(わざわ)い • (wazawai) ←わざはひ (wazafafi)? (counter 件)

  1. calamity; catastrophe

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “わざ‐わい［‥はひ］ 【禍・災・殃】Paid subscription required”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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