JLPT N1 · 4 strokes
Kanji 凶: "villain, evil, bad luck"
The kanji 凶 means "villain, evil, bad luck, disaster". It is written with 4 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read キョウ in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | villain, evil, bad luck, disaster |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 4 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1673 of 2,501 |
Common words with 凶
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 凶悪atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal
- 凶器dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
- 凶暴ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage
- 元凶ringleader; main culprit · main cause; source
- 凶bad luck; ill fortune; misfortune
- 凶行(act of) violence; vicious crime; murder
- 凶悪犯heinous criminal; vicious criminal
- 凶刃assassin's dagger; assassin's blade; deadly weapon
- 最凶most ominous; most sinister; most atrocious; most evil
- 凶事calamity; misfortune
- 凶作bad harvest; poor crop
- 凶悪犯罪atrocious crime; heinous crime
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