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災

Level VI of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 680 / 2,608

Disaster

On’yomi
さい
Kun’yomi
わざわい
Radical
火 Fire (Kangxi 86)

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

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

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,misfortuneN2
災害 さいがい calamity;disaster;misfortuneN1
火災 かさい conflagration,fireN3

災 is rank 680 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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