Keyword
calamity and misfortune
Info
FrequencyTop 1900-2000
Type
Jōyō 
?
Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel Pre-2
Heisig1386
Old form
Readings
(28%)
(27%)
まが
(4%)
Composed of
altar
distorted skull
Used in vocabulary (53 in total)
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
disaster; calamity; misfortune
disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
to create a breeding ground for future problems; to turn a blind eye to future trouble; to allow for something to come back and bite one in the ass (in the future)
war damage; ravages of war; horrors of war
calamity; disaster; catastrophe
wickedness; evil; calamity; disaster
coronavirus crisis; COVID-19 calamity
unforeseen misfortune
fortune and misfortune; prosperity and adversity; good and evil; weal and woe
twilight; time for disasters (similar to 'the witching hour' but not midnight)
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
ominous word; ill-omened word; misfortune
evil; harm; mischief
careless remark; incriminating remark; unfortunate statement; slip of the tongue
words can lead to disaster; the tongue is the root of calamities; the more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it
calamity; disturbance; disorder; turmoil
flood disaster; drowning
good and bad fortune, and weal and woe
fortune and misfortune are intertwined; fortune and misfortune come by turns; good luck and bad luck alternate (like the strands of a rope); good and bad fortune are next-door neighbours
to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage
fortune and misfortune are intertwined; fortune and misfortune come by turns; good luck and bad luck alternate (like the strands of a rope); good and bad fortune are next-door neighbours
fortune and misfortune are intertwined; fortune and misfortune come by turns; good luck and bad luck alternate (like the strands of a rope); good and bad fortune are next-door neighbours
troubles brought on by what one has written
evil gods (who cause sin, etc.)
to strike at the root of an evil
to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage
trouble caused by a slip of the tongue
ominous word; ill-omened word; misfortune
cause of trouble
fortune and misfortune are intertwined; fortune and misfortune come by turns; good luck and bad luck alternate (like the strands of a rope); good and bad fortune are next-door neighbours
to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage
Yellow Peril (argument); theory that East Asians are a danger to the Western world
words can lead to disaster; the tongue is the root of calamities; the more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it
ravages of war
troubles brought on by what one has written; incident occasioned by a serious slip of the pen
to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage
be moderate with your mouth; (lit.) sickness enters through the mouth, calamities come out of the mouth
traffic disaster; traffic accident
White Peril (i.e. takeover by white race(s))
harmful side effects of a medicine or drug
flood devastation
Yellow Peril (alleged threat to Western civilization posed by East Asians); harm caused by dumping human waste from train toilets onto the track
source of misfortune
traffic accident; automobile accident
the Red Peril
disaster caused by wind and rain
sink of iniquity
calamity, good fortune, success and failure
delighting in the misfortune of others