noun

  1. Yellow Peril (alleged threat to Western civilization posed by East Asians).
  2. harm caused by dumping human waste from train toilets onto the track. Colloquialism, obsolete term.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
黄禍 こうか

Contained Kanji Breakdown

yellow
き オウ コウ (2nd, N2)
twenty(廿) variant
wherefore, a reason
ユウ ユ ユイ (3rd, N3)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
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)