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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
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. 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
  2. weird
  3. threatening
  4. horrible
  5. niftyRtK
  1. terrible
  2. dreadful
  3. amazing (e.g. of strength)
  4. great (e.g. of skills)
  5. wonderful

Popular Usage

凄い

Radicals and components

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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
ghastliness
凄むすごむ
to threaten
凄艶せいえん
weirdly beautiful
凄惨せいさん
ghastly
凄味すごみ
ghastliness
凄腕すごうで
remarkable ability
凄愴せいそう
pathetic
凄文句すごもんく
intimidating language
もの凄いものすごい
terrific

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