Word details
戦禍
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 戦禍
Dictionary
Entry
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.
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
戦
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
せ
禍
13 strokes
Frequency: 2010
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
calamity
misfortune
evil
curse
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
カ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
わざわい
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