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怪

suspicious
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingカイ、ケ
Kun readingあや.しい、あや.しむ
JōyōGrade 8
  1. to suspect

Popular Usage

怪我怪しい怪獣

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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Freud · state of mind · spool · clod · toilet paper · crotch · soil (土) · dirt (土) · ground (土)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 773

Compound words

怪我けが
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
怪しいあやしい
suspicious; dubious; questionable; dodgy; shady
怪獣かいじゅう
monster
怪奇かいき
bizarre; strange; weird; mysterious; grotesque
怪談かいだん
ghost story; tale of the supernatural
怪物かいぶつ
monster
奇怪きかい
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
妖怪ようかい
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter
怪しむあやしむ
to suspect
怪異かいい
mystery
怪傑かいけつ
person of extraordinary talent
怪盗かいとう
mysterious thief
怪聞かいぶん
strange rumor
怪訝けげん
puzzled
怪鴟よたか
grey nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus)
勿怪もっけ
unexpected
怪しげあやしげ
questionable
怪我人けがにん
wounded person
怪事件かいじけん
mystery case
奇っ怪きかい
strange
可怪しいおかしい
funny
怪力無双かいりきむそう
(a person of) unrivaled physical strength
怪力乱神かいりょくらんしん
supernatural things
奇怪しいおかしい
funny

Additional Examples

彼は事故にあったが、怪我一つしなかった。
He came through the accident without harm.tatoeba
彼は事故で怪我をしたので、歩くことができなかった。
Being injured in an accident, he could not walk.tatoeba
誇称する相伝本は信ずべからず怪しい。
He suggested that the family books of poetics which Tameyo was so proud of were not authentic and of dubious nature.wiki
シリーズ中に何度も怪獣に遭遇したり、主人公たちと同行したりしている
He has come across many monsters throughout the series, and usually accompanies the protagonists.wiki

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 怪

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