# 災 — Disaster

Frequency rank 680 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 述 (Mention), less common than 版 (Edition).

- On’yomi: さい
- Kun’yomi: わざわい
- Radical: 火 Fire (Kangxi 86)
- Frequency path: Level VI of XX

A flood at the top crashes down into fire at the bottom — when a flood meets fire, the resulting clash is a total disaster of steam and destruction.

In words:

- 災難 さいなん — calamity,misfortune
- 災害 さいがい — calamity;disaster;misfortune
- 火災 かさい — conflagration,fire

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