Word details

黄禍

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 黄禍.

Dictionary

Entry

黄禍うかNounFreq #35081
1

Yellow Peril (alleged threat to Western civilization posed by East Asians)

2

Colloquial; Obsolete term

harm caused by dumping human waste from train toilets onto the track

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

yellow

11 strokesFrequency 1,240JLPT N2Grade 2

On

コウオウ

Kun

こ-

Nanori

ういれい

calamity, misfortune, evil, curse

13 strokesFrequency 2,010JLPT N1Grade 8

On

Kun

わざわい

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