害 — kanji meaning “harm”
害
harm, injury
- Meanings
- harm, injury
- On'yomi
- ガイ (gai)
- Kun'yomi
- —
- Strokes
- 10
- School grade
- 4
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #358 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 40
- Chinese reading
- hài — Chinese character page
Words with 害
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 被害 | ひがい higai | (suffering) damage; injury; harm |
| 障害 | しょうがい shougai | obstacle; impediment; hindrance |
| 災害 | さいがい saigai | calamity; disaster; misfortune |
| 損害 | そんがい songai | damage; injury; loss |
| 妨害 | ぼうがい bougai | obstruction; hindrance; blocking |
| 有害 | ゆうがい yuugai | harmful; hazardous |
| 殺害 | さつがい satsugai | killing; murder |
| 傷害 | しょうがい shougai | injury; inflicting bodily injury |
| 利害 | りがい rigai | advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties) |
| 公害 | こうがい kougai | pollution; public nuisance; contamination |
| 迫害 | はくがい hakugai | persecution; oppression |
| 弊害 | へいがい heigai | harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice |
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