Japanese symbol for “havoc”
惨害
さんがい
Romaji: sangai
heavy damage; havoc; ravages
In Japanese, havoc is 惨害, read さんがい (sangai).
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Meanings
- n heavy damage; havoc; ravages
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “havoc”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大混乱 | だいこんらん daikonran | chaos; turmoil; pandemonium |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 悲惨 | ひさん hisan | disastrous; tragic; miserable |
| 惨敗 | ざんぱい zanpai | ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten |
| 惨め | みじめ mijime | miserable; wretched; unhappy |
| 惨事 | さんじ sanji | disaster; tragedy; tragic incident |
| 惨状 | さんじょう sanjou | disastrous scene; terrible spectacle |
| 惨劇 | さんげき sangeki | tragedy; tragic event |
| 被害 | ひがい higai | (suffering) damage; injury; harm |
| 障害 | しょうがい shougai | obstacle; impediment; hindrance |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.