夭 — kanji meaning “early death”
夭
early death, calamity
- Meanings
- early death, calamity
- On'yomi
- ヨウ (you)、オウ (ou)、カ (ka)
- Kun'yomi
- わか.い、わかじに、わざわい
- Strokes
- 4
- Classical radical
- 37
- Chinese reading
- yǎo, yāo — Chinese character page
Words with 夭
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 夭折 | ようせつ yousetsu | premature death |
| 夭逝 | ようせい yousei | premature death |
| 中夭 | ちゅうよう chuuyou | dying young |
| 夭死 | ようし youshi | premature death |
| 天変地夭 | てんぺんちよう tenpenchiyou | natural disaster |
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