13 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

calamity, misfortune, evil, curse

Kun'yomi
  • disaster
On'yomi
  • disaster

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

わざわい 88.5%
11.5%

Character Breakdown

calamity, misfortune, evil
わざわい カ (9th, N1)
cult, showing radical (no. 113)
crooked mouth, evil, dishonest
カイ ケ クウ (Kentei 1)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)

References

Unicode hex code 798D
JIS X 0208 1-18-50
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3254
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4102
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1030
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1304
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 706
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 945
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1291
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1386
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1753
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1885
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1756
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 24766P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1051
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1809
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1948
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1581
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1653
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1543
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1425
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1300
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4e9.4
Four corner code 3722.7
De Roo Code 649