禍

か

Meanings

1. Noun, Noun suffix disaster; calamity; misfortune

Kanji

• 禍 calamity. Read as カ.

Example sentences

• 口は禍の門。
  The tongue wounds more than a lance.
• 政治家たちは「口は禍のもと」という言葉を知らないのだろうか。
  Politicians seem to not know the phrase "Words are the cause of disaster."

Words containing 禍

• コロナ禍 (コロナか) COVID-19 pandemic
• 戦禍 (せんか) war damage
• 禍根 (かこん) root of an evil

And 34 more.

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