JLPT N1 · 8 strokes
Kanji 怪: "suspicious, mystery, apparition"
The kanji 怪 means "suspicious, mystery, apparition". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read カイ, ケ in on'yomi and あや.しい, あや.しむ in kun'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)
カイケ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
あや.しいあや.しむ
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 | suspicious, mystery, apparition |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1634 of 2,501 |
Common words with 怪
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 怪しいsuspicious; dubious; questionable; dodgy · doubtful; unsure; uncertain; unlikely
- 怪我injury; wound · mistake; accident; loss
- 怪物monster
- 怪訝perplexe, dérouté, intrigué
- 怪しむto suspect
- 妖怪ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre
- 奇怪strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous
- 怪mystery; wonder
- 大怪我serious injury
- 怪人mysterious person
- 怪我をしたhurt; injured
- 怪獣monster
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