How to say 'Harm' in Japanese | 害

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The Japanese word for Harm is 'Gai', written as 害 in Japanese.'Harm' in hiragana is がい.

word

害

Meaning

Harm

Reading

がい

gai

Kanji

害Harm

Explanation

The Japanese verbal noun '害 (がい)' means 'harm' or 'damage'. It is used to describe negative effects or consequences caused by something. This word is often used in contexts related to health, environment, or moral issues. For example: smoking causes harm to health「喫煙は健康に害がある」(きつえんはけんこうにがいがある). Pollution harms the environment「公害は環境に害を及ぼす」(こうがいはかんきょうにがいをおよぼす). The word can also be used in compound words like '公害 (こうがい)' (pollution) or '害虫 (がいちゅう)' (harmful insect).

Part Of Speech

verbal noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

3749

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 害

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

害

Meaning

Harm

Words Related to 害 Through the Kanji 害

These 11 Words contain the Kanji 害 as well.

word

障害

Meaning

Disability, Obstacle

word

被害

Meaning

Damage

word

損害

Meaning

Loss, Damage

word

水害

Meaning

Flood

word

災害

Meaning

Disaster

word

侵害

Meaning

Violation, Infringement

word

利害

Meaning

Interests, Gains

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殺害

Meaning

Killing

word

有害

Meaning

Harmful

word

無害

Meaning

Harmless

word

妨害

Meaning

Obstruction

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