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妖

Supernatural
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingヨウ
Kun readingあや.しい、なまめ.かしい
JōyōGrade 8Level 40

Meanings

  1. supernatural
  2. bewitching
  3. calamity
  4. bewitchedRtK
  1. ghost
  2. apparition
  3. phantom
  4. spectre
  5. specter

Radicals and components

Radical女woman
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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woman (女) · sapling

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 458

Compound words

妖怪ようかい
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter
妖術ようじゅつ
(black) magic
妖精ようせい
fairy; sprite; elf
面妖めんよう
weird
妖艶ようえん
fascinating
妖気ようき
ominous atmosphere
妖女ようじょ
enchantress
妖魔ようま
ghost
妖婉ようえん
fascinating
妖氛ようふん
ominous air
妖術者ようじゅつしゃ
magician
妖怪変化ようかいへんげ
(animal making a) monstrous apparition

Additional Examples

私は妖精の役を演じた。
I acted the part of a fairy.tatoeba
一匹の妖怪がヨーロッパを徘徊している。共産主義という妖怪が。
A spectre is haunting Europe ― the spectre of communism.tatoeba
妖精を信じてるの？
Do you believe in fairies?tatoeba
妖精は王子を猫に変えた。
The fairy changed the prince into a cat.tatoeba

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Bewitching, supernatural. Woman 女 + 夭 (to sway) — an alluring swaying figure; hence 妖怪, yokai.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 妖

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