noun

  1. disaster, calamity, misfortune, trouble, woes.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
災い わざわい
わざわい
わざわい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

disaster, calamity, woe
サイ わざわ.い (5th, N1)
curving river radical (no.47)
セン かわ (Kentei 1)
ku radical
river
climax, arrive, proceed
シ いた.る のぶ (6th, N1)
the fore-arm(厷) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
fire
ひ カ ほ- (1st, N5)
to divide
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)