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戦禍

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 戦禍

んか
Noun
Freq #50636
1

war damage; ravages of war; horrors of war

Examples
若い人たちは戦禍というものを頭でしか知らない。
Young people know the disasters of war only in the abstract.

Kanji in this Word

13 strokes
Frequency: 78
JLPT N2
Grade 4

Meanings

war
battle
match

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
セン
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
いくさ
たたか.う
おのの.く
そよ.ぐ
わなな.く
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
13 strokes
Frequency: 2010
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

calamity
misfortune
evil
curse

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
わざわい
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