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凶 — ill-fated; villain

凶 means “ill-fated; villain”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 4 strokes. On'yomi: キョウ (kyou). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 凶 (kyou, “bad luck; ill fortune”).

凶
Stroke order of 凶
Meaning
ill-fated; villain
On'yomi
キョウ (kyou)
Kun'yomi
—
Strokes
4
Level
JLPT N1 · set Qualities 6

How to remember 凶

Parts: 乂 crossed arms · 凵 open box

Words with 凶

WordReadingMeaning
凶きょう kyou onbad luck; ill fortune

Don't confuse it with

More in the “Qualities 6” set

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