What does kanji 凶 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 凶 is villain.

How is kanji 凶 read?

The onyomi readings for kanji 凶 are キョウ.

What is the main radical of kanji 凶?

The main radical for kanji 凶 is 凵.

What words use kanji 凶?

Example words that use kanji 凶 include 凶作, 凶々しい, 凶悪性, 凶悪犯.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 4

凶

Meaning

Kanji 凶

villain

villain, evil, bad luck, disaster

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
Onyomi 音読み: キョウ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1673
Strokes: 4
Radical: 凵
Components: 丶 • ノ • 凵
Kanji Kentei: Level 4
Similar Kanji: 区 • 気 • 刈 • 希 • 爻 • 罓 • 肴

Related vocabulary

Showing 19 common entries

Showing 19 of 54 entries that include this kanji.

凶作

きょうさく

bad harvest

凶々しい

まがまがしい

annoying

凶悪性

きょうあくせい

extreme brutality

凶悪犯

きょうあくはん

heinous criminal

凶悪犯罪

きょうあくはんざい

atrocious crime

凶悪犯人

きょうあくはんにん

heinous criminal

凶運

きょううん

doom

凶音

きょういん

bad news (esp. of a death)

凶器準備集合罪

きょうきじゅんびしゅうごうざい

(crime of) assembling with dangerous weapons

凶荒

きょうこう

poor crops

凶歳

きょうさい

poor crop year

凶事

きょうじ

calamity

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

おみくじで凶を引いた。

I drew bad luck on the fortune slip.

凶器は川に捨てられました。

The murder weapon was thrown into the river.

今年は凶作だ。

We have a bad harvest this year.

彼は凶悪な犯罪者です。

He is a brutal criminal.

その事件は吉と出るか凶と出るかわからない。

We don't know if that incident will turn out good or bad.

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