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Kanji 害: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 害: harm, injury

Key takeaways

Kanji 害: harm, injury. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

harminjury

On reading

ガイ

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 害

harm, injury

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

宀 + 龶 + 口

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Inside a house (宀), using one's mouth (口) recklessly can cause harm to living (龶) things. It represents how a single word spoken under a roof can cause injury or damage to the family's well-being.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ガイ
  • 害するがいする

    to harm / to damage / to injure

  • 危害きがい

    harm / injury / danger

  • 災害さいがい

    disaster / calamity / serious accident

  • 迫害はくがい

    persecution / oppression

  • 妨害ぼうがい

    obstruction / interference / disturbance

  • 公害こうがい

    pollution / environmental damage

  • 利害りがい

    interests / advantages and disadvantages

  • がい

    harm / damage / injury

Commonly used words

  • 害する
    がいする

    to harm / to damage / to injure

  • 危害
    きがい

    harm / injury / danger

  • 災害
    さいがい

    disaster / calamity / serious accident

  • 迫害
    はくがい

    persecution / oppression

  • 妨害
    ぼうがい

    obstruction / interference / disturbance

  • 公害
    こうがい

    pollution / environmental damage

Example sentences

Example 1

この薬は肝臓をすることがある。

Translation

This medicine can harm the liver.

Example 2

工場の煙が環境をする。

Translation

Factory smoke damages the environment.

Example 3

この薬は体に危を与えません。

Translation

This medicine does not cause harm to the body.

Example 4

自然を守って危を避けよう。

Translation

Let's protect nature and avoid harm.

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