Word Meaning 厄災

やくさい yakusai

厄災 is read as やくさい (yakusai) and means calamity.

Meaning

English

  1. calamity
  2. disaster
  3. accident

Reading

Kana

やくさい

Romaji

yakusai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 133707 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

災厄

さいやく

calamity

厄介

やっかい

trouble

厄年

やくどし

bad year

やく

unlucky year

厄介事

やっかいごと

troublesome matter

厄介物

やっかいもの

nuisance

防災

ぼうさい

disaster preparedness

火災

かさい

conflagration

戦災

せんさい

war damage

天災

てんさい

natural calamity

震災

しんさい

Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)

被災

ひさい

suffering (from a disaster)

Example Sentences

1

Good luck or disaster?