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凶

villain
Stroke count: 4

Readings

On readingキョウ
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. villainRtK
  2. evil
  3. bad luck
  4. disaster

Popular Usage

凶作

Radicals and components

Radical凵open boxComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

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

Stroke Order

4 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 凶

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