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禍
On'yomi
カ
KA
Kun'yomi
わざわい
wazawai
calamity · misfortune · evil · curse
mysteriouspeacefuldark
Details
Strokes13
Frequency#2010
Radical示show(5)
Stroke Order
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Strokes13
Component Breakdown
禍=
礻咼
spirit + 咼
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of altar and phonetic. Disaster from gods.
Symbolism
Calamity, disaster, misfortune. Represents unfortunate events.
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
吉凶禍福
きっきょうかふく
good and bad fortune, and weal and woe; good and bad fortune, and weal and woe
禍福得喪
かふくとくそう
calamity, good fortune, success and failure; calamity, good fortune, success and failure
幸災楽禍
こうさいらくか
delighting in the misfortune of others; delighting in the misfortune of others
Proverbs & Idioms
禍福は糾える縄の如し
かふくはあざなえるなわのごとし
Fortune and misfortune are like a twisted rope
Good and bad times alternate