凄

uncanny

Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingセイ、サイ

Kun readingさむ.い、すご.い、すさ.まじい

Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

uncanny
凄い明かりが野球場にあたっていた。A great light was diffused over the baseball stadium.tatoeba
私は自分が凄く有能だと思う。I hope I am very efficient.tatoeba
weird
threatening
horrible
niftyRtK

terrible
dreadful
amazing (e.g. of strength)
great (e.g. of skills)
wonderful

Popular Usage

Radicals and components

Radical冫ice

Components

How it's built

凄

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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ice (冫) · wife · ten (十) · needle (丨) · rake · woman (女)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2036

Compound words

凄いすごい

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); wonderful

物凄いものすごい

terrific; staggering; tremendous; incredible; extreme

凄まじいすさまじい

terrible; dreadful; awful; horrible; ghastly

凄みすごみ

凄むすごむ

凄艶せいえん

weirdly beautiful

凄惨せいさん

凄味すごみ

凄腕すごうで

remarkable ability

凄愴せいそう

凄文句すごもんく

intimidating language

もの凄いものすごい

Additional Examples

それは凄いね！君のお母さん６ヶ国語も話すなんて。

How amazing that your mother speaks six languages!tatoeba

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 凄

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step