Japanese symbol for “weirdness”
凄み
すごみ
Romaji: sugomi
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; weirdness
In Japanese, weirdness is 凄み, read すごみ (sugomi).
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Meanings
- n ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; weirdness
- n intimidation; menace; threat
Written forms: 凄み、凄味. Readings: すごみ.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 凄い | すごい sugoi | terrible; dreadful |
| 凄まじい | すさまじい susamajii | terrible; dreadful; awful |
| 物凄い | ものすごい monosugoi | terrific; staggering; tremendous |
| 凄く | すごく sugoku | extremely; very; terribly |
| 凄腕 | すごうで sugoude | remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique |
| 凄惨 | せいさん seisan | ghastly; gruesome; appalling |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.