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The Kanji Map

Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

1964 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 7

Meaning: attractive, bewitching, calamity

Kunyomi: あや.しい, なま.めく, わざわ.い

Onyomi: ヨウ

Composition: 女 夭

妖

Radical

Radical: 女

Meaning: woman, female

Reading: おんな

Frequency: 681

Alternative forms:

(alt radical position hen)

女

Examples

Onyomi Examples

妖精 (ヨウセイ) fairy, sprite, elf

妖怪 (ヨウカイ) ghost, apparition, phantom, spectre, specter, demon, monster, goblin, yōkai

大妖 (タイヨウ) great demon, ghostly giant

天変地夭 (テンペンチヨウ) natural disaster

Kunyomi Examples

妖しい (あやしい) mysterious, bewitching, alluring, enticing, enchanting

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