凶
bad luck, disaster, evil, villain

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

キョウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

N/A

Stroke Order

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Information

Grade:8
Strokes:4
JLPT:1
Frequency:1673

Vocabulary

キョウ

WordReadingMeaning
凶作キョウサクbad harvest; poor crop
元凶ゲンキョウringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
凶悪キョウアクatrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
凶器キョウキdangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
凶弾キョウダンassassin's bullet

Other

WordReadingMeaning
凶きょうbad luck; ill fortune; misfortune
吉凶きっきょうgood or bad luck; fortune
凶状持ちきょうじょうもちperson with a criminal record; violent criminal
凶事の兆しきょうじのきざしomen of disaster
凶弾に倒れるきょうだんにたおれるto be shot dead by an assassin

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

仙
cent, hermit, wizard
Grade 8JLPT 1
介
concern oneself with, jammed in, mediate, shellfish
Grade 8JLPT 2
山
mountain
Grade 1JLPT 5
牛
cow
Grade 2JLPT 4
千
thousand
Grade 1JLPT 5
斤
1.32 lb, axe, axe radical (no. 69), catty, counter for loaves of bread
Grade 8JLPT 1
升
1.8 liter, measuring box
Grade 8JLPT 1
午
11AM-1PM, noon, seventh sign of Chinese zodiac, sign of the horse
Grade 2JLPT 5
缶
container, jar radical (no. 121), tin can
Grade 8JLPT 2
刈
clip, cut, prune, reap, trim
Grade 8JLPT 1