Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1673 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 4

Meaning: villain, evil, bad luck, disaster

Kunyomi:

Onyomi: キョウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: container, open mouth

Examples

Onyomi Examples

キョウ bad luck, bad fortune, evil, wickedness

キョウアク atrocious, fiendish, brutal, villainous

ゲンキョウ ringleader, main culprit, main cause, source

ダイキョウ terrible luck, very bad luck