What does kanji 妖 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 妖 is attractive.

How is kanji 妖 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 妖 are あや.しい, なま.めく, わざわ.い; the onyomi readings are ヨウ.

What is the main radical of kanji 妖?

The main radical for kanji 妖 is 女.

What words use kanji 妖?

Example words that use kanji 妖 include 妖怪, 妖精, 妖婉, 妖しい.

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妖

Meaning

Kanji 妖

attractive

attractive, bewitching, calamity

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: あや.しいなま.めくわざわ.い
Onyomi 音読み: ヨウ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 2010

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: #1964
Strokes: 7
Radical: 女
Components: ノ • 大 • 女
Kanji Kentei: Level 2
Similar Kanji: 沃 • 奏 • 笑 • 呑 • 芺 • 夭 • 㓇

Related vocabulary

Showing 18 common entries

Showing 18 of 34 entries that include this kanji.

妖怪

ようかい

ghost

妖精

ようせい

fairy

妖婉

ようえん

fascinating

妖しい

あやしい

mysterious

妖異

ようい

mysterious occurrence

妖雲

よううん

ominous cloud

妖花

ようか

enchantingly beautiful flower

妖怪道中記

ようかいどうちゅうき

Yokai Dochuki (video game)

妖怪変化

ようかいへんげ

(animal making a) monstrous apparition

妖気

ようき

ghostly air

妖鬼

ようき

ghost

妖言

ようげん

dire prophecy that creates confusion

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

その妖しい話は信じないほうがいい。

You shouldn't believe that suspicious story.

彼女には人を妖するような美しさがある。

She has a beauty that seems to enchant people.

山の奥に妖が出るといううわさがある。

There is a rumor that a supernatural creature appears deep in the mountains.

妖しい光が森の中で揺れていた。

A strange light was swaying in the forest.

旅の途中で思わぬ妖に見舞われた。

We were struck by an unexpected calamity during the trip.

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