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