Memory phrase for the character: 禍

禍

Kanji-Trainer

Meaning

disaster, calamity, misfortune

Pronunciation

KA
wazawai

Explanation

 Left: to show, altar 示/礻, right: vertebrae (骨 =backbone, skeleton)

Mnemonic
 
At the altar only a vertebrae was donated, which caused the disaster. (It is also forbidden 禁 to sacrifice only wood 林 on the altar 示.)

Radicals

礻 to show, altarThe radical shimesu is a simplification of "to show" 示, which is a pictogram of an altar.
骨 bone




 Vocabulary

禍い わざわい  disaster, calamity, misfortune
禍乱 からん  calamity, disturbance, turmoil
禍事 まがごと  calamity, misfortune, disaster
禍害 かがい  evil, harm, mischief

List of the characters | List of the radicals
Get the app of the Kanji-Trainer!

The app has many other functions, such as character selection according to difficulty, practice programs, handwriting recognition and success statistics!

To the Trainer