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害 – harm, injury
10 strokesTaught in grade 4#358 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary
The kanji 害 means harm, injury. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ガイ (gai). It is written with 10 strokes, under radical 宀 (no. 40).
Stroke order
Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.
Readings
| Type | Reading | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| On’yomi | ガイ | gai |
A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.
Radical and components
Radical: 宀 (Kangxi radical 40). Components: 口・土・亠・宀・二.
Words using 害
害がいinjury障害しょうがいobstacle損害そんがいdamage被害ひがい(suffering) damage公害こうがいpollution利害りがいadvantages and disadvantages災害さいがいcalamity危害きがいinjury迫害はくがいpersecution妨害ぼうがいobstruction
Example sentences
彼の記憶喪失は物理的な記憶障害というよりは心理的な障害である。
His loss of memory is a psychological problem rather than a physical one.
Kanji with the same radical
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