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
Radical: 女
Meaning: woman, female
Reading: おんな
Frequency: 681
Alternative forms:
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
妖しい (あやしい) mysterious, bewitching, alluring, enticing, enchanting