Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ku' ending

    to bring calamity upon oneself; to invite disaster; to court disaster

    子どもを甘やかして育てたことで、ステラは後に自ら災いを招くことになってしまった。
    In spoiling her child, Stella made a rod for her own back in the years that were to follow.
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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

disaster, calamity, woe, curse, evil

Kun
わざわ.い
On
サイ
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N1
Frequency
976 of 2500
Radical
fire
WaniKani
Level 20

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
2-3-4SKIP code
4d3.3The Kanji Dictionary
2280.9Four corner code
2762deroo
707dUnicode hex code
1-26-50JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1448Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3400New Nelson (John Haig)
2206New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2734Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1400Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1888Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
167Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
179Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1061A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
788Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
18879Morohashi
680A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1335Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1418Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
789sakade
1510Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
707henshall3
667Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
873Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1263Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
169Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zai1Pinyin reading
jaeKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
20WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

beckon, invite, summon, engage

Kun
まね.く
On
ショウ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
840 of 2500
Radical
hand
WaniKani
Level 27

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-3-5SKIP code
3c5.22The Kanji Dictionary
5706.2Four corner code
1377deroo
62dbUnicode hex code
1-30-23JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1882Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2124New Nelson (John Haig)
316New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
374Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
236Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
281Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
650Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
702Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
747A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
679Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11968Morohashi
712A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
455Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
462Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
814sakade
565Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
735henshall3
687Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
696Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.13busy_people
874Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
657Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhao1Pinyin reading
cho, gyoKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
27WaniKani level