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妖 — 7 strokes / Radical「女」

道
2High school graduate / general / 7 strokes / Radical「女」
On
ヨウよう · yō
Kun
あや.しい・なま.めく・わざわ.いaya.shii · nama.meku · wazawa.i
Meaning
bewitching; uncanny

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Woman plus supple grace: an alluring strangeness that beguiles.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onヨウようyō妖怪ようかい妖艶ようえん
Kunあやしいayashii妖しいあやしい

Compare: 怪しい

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 妖怪ようかい

    monster; apparition

  • 妖艶ようえん

    bewitchingly beautiful

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

昔話(むかしばなし)にはよく妖怪(ようかい)が出(で)てくる。

Apparitions often appear in old tales.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

妖怪妖艶妖怪suspic…艶lustre妬jealou…嫉jealou…女woman夭to die…奴fellow沃fertil…湧gush瘍sore幺tiny用to use
CompoundRadicalReading

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