奸 — kanji meaning “wickedness”
奸
wickedness, mischief, rudeness
- Meanings
- wickedness, mischief, rudeness
- On'yomi
- カン (kan)
- Kun'yomi
- おか.す
- Strokes
- 6
- Classical radical
- 38
- Chinese reading
- jiān — Chinese character page
Words with 奸
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 奸計 | かんけい kankei | evil design; crafty plan; plot |
| 奸臣 | かんしん kanshin | disloyal retainer; treacherous subject |
| 漢奸 | かんかん kankan | Chinese traitor (esp. a collaborator with the Japanese) |
| 斬奸状 | ざんかんじょう zankanjou | letter explaining the reasons for cutting down an alleged villain; assassin's written vindication of his killing |
| 奸策 | かんさく kansaku | shrewd (dirty) trick; sinister scheme (design); sly art |
| 奸智 | かんち kanchi | cunning; craft; wiles |
| 奸佞邪知 | かんねいじゃち kanneijachi | wiles and cunning; craftiness and treachery |
| 奸黠 | かんかつ kankatsu | cunning; sly |
| 君側の奸 | くんそくのかん kunsokunokan | someone who curries favor with their master while secretly plotting against him |
| 奸賊 | かんぞく kanzoku | villain |
| 奸邪 | かんじゃ kanja | wicked person; evil thing |
| 奸謀 | かんぼう kanbou | wicked design; vicious plan; plot |
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