妖 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning

attractive, bewitching, calamity

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ヨウJHS
Kun (native)
  • あや(しい)JHS
  • なま(めく)
  • わざわ(い)
Other languages
  • 拼音yao1
  • 한글yo
  • Hán-ViệtYêu

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
7 strokes
Radical
子(こ)
JIS level
Level 1
Unicode
U+5996

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰女夭

Words using this kanji

  • 妖怪ようかい民間信仰において伝えられる、人知を越えた現象を引き起こす超自然的な存在。ghost, apparition, phantom, spectre
  • 妖精ようせい西洋の伝説や物語に登場する精霊。fairy, sprite, elf
  • 妖艶ようえん妖しいほど美しいこと。また、そのようなさま。 艶かしく色っぽいこと。また、そのようなさま。fascinating, voluptuous, bewitching, captivating
  • 妖術ようじゅつ妖しい術。魔術。(black) magic, witchcraft, sorcery
  • 妖魔ようま化け物。魔物。妖怪。ghost, monster, demon, phantom
  • 妖女ようじょ容姿が美しく男性を惑わす女性。妖婦。enchantress, vamp
  • 妖気ようきよくない事が起きそうなあやしい気配。ominous atmosphere, ghostly air, weird air, unearthly atmosphere
  • 妖婦ようふ男性を惑わす美しい女性。妖狐。enchantress, seductress, vamp, siren
  • 妖婆ようばhag, old witch
  • 妖異よういmysterious occurrence
  • 妖雲よううんominous cloud
  • 妖狐ようこ人を騙す狐。 男を惑わす妖艶な女性。fox with supernatural powers, fox spirit
  • 妖刀ようとうbewitched sword, magical sword, demon sword
  • 妖力ようりょくspirit power, magical power
  • 妖花ようか妖しいほど美しい花。また、そのような美人。enchantingly beautiful flower, bewitching beauty
  • 妖言およずれごと人を惑わせる、怪しいことば。groundless rumor (rumour), misleading rumor
  • 妖言ようげん人を惑わせる、怪しいことば。dire prophecy that creates confusion
  • 妖姫ようき妖艶な美女。ghostly, beautiful woman, ghost of a beautiful woman
  • 妖邪ようじゃevil intent, malice
  • 妖氛ようふん災いを起こす気。ominous air, weird air, menacing atmosphere

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(38 results)

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-3-4
Four Corner
4243.4
Spahn–Hadamitzky
3e4.4
Heisig
458
Nelson
1198