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殃
Kanji meaning "misfortune, disaster, calamity"
Stroke order
Jiten frequency #5420
Kanken Level 1
TMW TMW Owner
9 strokes
Meanings
misfortune, disaster, calamity
On'yomi
オウ
ヨウ
Kun'yomi
わざわい
Stroke order
(9 strokes)
Composed of
歹
bare bone
radical
央
center
Components and stroke order from
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)
Reading usage
おう
3 (60%)
わざわい
2 (40%)
余
(
よ
)
殃
(
おう
)
trouble brought on by sins of forebears
#393682
積
(
せき
)
不
(
ふ
)
善
(
ぜん
)
の
家
(
いえ
)
には
必
(
かなら
)
ず
余
(
よ
)
殃
(
おう
)
あり
iniquities of fathers are visited upon their sons
#463992
積
(
せき
)
不
(
ふ
)
善
(
ぜん
)
の
家
(
いえ
)
には
必
(
かなら
)
ず
余
(
よ
)
殃
(
おう
)
有
(
あ
)
り
iniquities of fathers are visited upon their sons
#463992
Most common words using this kanji
殃
(
わざわい
)
disaster
#172240
余
(
よ
)
殃
(
おう
)
trouble brought on by sins of forebears
#393682
暢殃
(
のぶお
)
Nobuo
#463992
池
(
ち
)
魚
(
ぎょ
)
の
殃
(
わざわい
)
collateral damage
#463992
積
(
せき
)
不
(
ふ
)
善
(
ぜん
)
の
家
(
いえ
)
には
必
(
かなら
)
ず
余
(
よ
)
殃
(
おう
)
あり
iniquities of fathers are visited upon their sons
#463992
積
(
せき
)
不
(
ふ
)
善
(
ぜん
)
の
家
(
いえ
)
には
必
(
かなら
)
ず
余
(
よ
)
殃
(
おう
)
有
(
あ
)
り
iniquities of fathers are visited upon their sons
#463992
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