Kanji

妖

Meaning

attractive bewitching and calamity

Readings

Kun'yomi

  • あやしい
  • なまめく
  • わざわい

On'yomi

  • よう かい ghost
  • よう せい fairy
  • よう えん fascinating

Practice Writing

Stroke: 1/7

Component Analysis

妖
attractive, bewitching, calamity
あや.しい, なま.めく, ヨウ
女
woman, female
おんな, め, ジョ
夭
early death, calamity
わか.い, わかじに, ヨウ
丿
katakana no radical (no. 4)
えい, よう, ヘツ
大
large, big
おお-, おお.きい, ダイ
一
one, one radical (no.1)
ひと-, ひと.つ, イチ
人
person
ひと, -り, ジン

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