凶

villain, evil, bad luck, disaster

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

キョウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

N/A

Stroke Order

4 / 4

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:4

JLPT:N1

Frequency:1673

Vocabulary

キョウ

Word	Reading	Meaning
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

Word	Reading	Meaning
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

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measuring box, 1.8 liter

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