Onyomi: ガイ · Kunyomi: - · Meanings: harm, injury
Kanji for harm, injury
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害 is made from 宀, meaning “roof” or “house,” and 丰, meaning “plenty” or “abundance.” When something excessive or troublesome exists inside a house, it causes problems. From this idea of trouble arising within a safe place, 害 came to mean harm, damage, or injury.
When trouble grows inside a house, it causes harm. That harm is 害.
Think of problems piling up under a roof. That damage or harm is 害.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 害 | がい | injury, harm, evil influence, damage | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 損なう | そこなう | to harm, to hurt, to injure, to damage, to spoil, to mar, to ruin | common JLPT-N1 Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb |
| 害する | がいする | to injure, to damage, to harm, to hurt | common JLPT-N1 Suru verb - special class, Transitive verb |
| 害虫 | がいちゅう | harmful insect, noxious insect, pest, vermin | common Noun |
| 害悪 | がいあく | harm, injury, evil (influence) | Noun |
| 害獣 | がいじゅう | harmful animal, pest, vermin | Noun |
| 害人 | がいじん | foreigner, gaijin | Noun |
| 害意 | がいい | malice, malicious intent, intent to kill | Noun |
| 害心 | がいしん | evil intentions, malice | Noun |
| 害毒 | がいどく | harm, evil, poison, blight, harmful influence | Noun |