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Wickedness

On’yomiきょう
Kun’yomiおそ.れる・わる.い
6 strokes Radical legs
書き順 · Stroke order

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分解 · What it is made of

The parts of 兇

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部首 · Radical

The radical of 兇

Radical 10 of 214
Legs

The radical is the part a paper dictionary files a kanji under, and it usually hints at meaning. 兇 is filed under (legs) — radical number 10 of the 214 in the Kangxi system.

Other kanji built on 儿

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Wickedness きょう おそ.れる・わる.い
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熟語 · In real words

Words that use 兇

Kanji are almost never met alone. These are the most common words built from this character, ordered by how often they actually appear in Japanese.

兇悪 きょうあく atrocious; heinous; fiendish
元兇 げんきょう ringleader; main culprit; main cause
兇器 きょうき dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon
兇暴 きょうぼう ferocious; brutal; atrocious
兇弾 きょうだん assassin's bullet
大兇 ダイキョー terrible luck, very bad luck
兇事 キョージ calamity, misfortune
兇行 キョーコー (act of) violence, vicious crime, murder
兇相 キョーソー bad luck (result from fortune telling); evil countenance
兇手 キョーシュ assassin

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質問 · Questions

About the kanji 兇

What does the kanji 兇 mean?

兇 means Wickedness.

How do you read the kanji 兇?

兇 is read on'yomi (Chinese-derived) きょう; kun'yomi (native Japanese) おそ.れる、わる.い.

How many strokes does 兇 have?

兇 is written with 6 strokes. The animated diagram on this page shows the correct order.

What is the radical of 兇?

The radical of 兇 is 儿 (legs), radical number 10 of the 214 Kangxi radicals. The radical is the component a dictionary files the character under, and it usually points at the character's meaning.

What parts is the kanji 兇 made of?

兇 is built from 凶 (villain) and 儿 (legs radical (no. 10)). Learning kanji as combinations of a few hundred reusable components is far more efficient than memorising each character as a separate shape.

What words use the kanji 兇?

Common words written with 兇 include 兇悪 (きょうあく, atrocious; heinous; fiendish); 元兇 (げんきょう, ringleader; main culprit; main cause); 兇器 (きょうき, dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon).

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