凶 — kanji meaning “villain”
凶
villain, evil, bad luck, disaster
- Meanings
- villain, evil, bad luck, disaster
- On'yomi
- キョウ (kyou)
- Kun'yomi
- —
- Strokes
- 4
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1673 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 17
- Chinese reading
- xiōng — Chinese character page
Words with 凶
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 凶悪 | きょうあく kyouaku | atrocious; heinous; fiendish |
| 凶器 | きょうき kyouki | dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon |
| 元凶 | げんきょう genkyou | ringleader; main culprit |
| 凶暴 | きょうぼう kyoubou | ferocious; brutal; atrocious |
| 凶作 | きょうさく kyousaku | bad harvest; poor crop |
| 大凶 | だいきょう daikyou | terrible luck (esp. on an omikuji slip); very bad luck |
| 凶弾 | きょうだん kyoudan | assassin's bullet |
| 凶行 | きょうこう kyoukou | (act of) violence; vicious crime; murder |
| 吉凶 | きっきょう kikkyou | good or bad luck; fortune |
| 凶兆 | きょうちょう kyouchou | evil omen |
| 凶事 | きょうじ kyouji | calamity; misfortune |
| 凶刃 | きょうじん kyoujin | assassin's dagger; assassin's blade; deadly weapon |
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