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凶

villain
Stroke count: 4

Readings

On readingキョウ
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. villainRtK
    彼はその犯罪の凶悪性に気づいていなかった。He was unaware of the enormity of the offense.tatoeba
    凶作・水害・疫病が起こると大名は食料獲得のため隣国へ戦争をした。In the event of poor harvest, water damage, or epidemic, daimyo made war on neighboring territories for food.wiki
  2. evil
  3. bad luck
  4. disaster
  1. ill fortune
  2. misfortune

Popular Usage

凶作

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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sheaf · shovel

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1603

Compound words

凶作きょうさく
bad harvest; poor crop
元凶げんきょう
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
凶悪きょうあく
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
凶器きょうき
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
吉凶きっきょう
good or bad luck
凶音きょういん
bad news (esp. of a death)
凶荒きょうこう
poor crops
凶歳きょうさい
poor crop year
凶事きょうじ
calamity
凶宅きょうたく
unlucky house
凶兆きょうちょう
evil omen
凶党きょうとう
gang
凶夢きょうむ
inauspicious dream
凶悍きょうかん
heinousness
凶歉きょうけん
poor crops
凶事の兆しきょうじのきざし
omen of disaster
凶弾に斃れるきょうだんにたおれる
to be shot dead by an assassin
凶器準備集合罪きょうきじゅんびしゅうごうざい
(crime of) assembling with dangerous weapons

Additional Examples

警官は凶器を持った強盗の頭をうった。その強盗は即死も同然だった。
Police shot the armed robber in the head - he died almost immediately.tatoeba
凶作・水害・疫病が起こると大名は食料獲得のため隣国へ戦争をした。
In the event of poor harvest, water damage, or epidemic, daimyo made war on neighboring territories for food.wiki

Stroke Order

4 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 凶

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