Kanji

凶

凶

villain, evil, bad luck, disaster

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

4 strokes

Radical

凵部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

キョウ

Common Readings

キョウ

Example sentences

凶悪 きょうあく
その 犯人 は 凶悪 な 事件 を 次々 と 引き起こした 。

The criminal committed one atrocious crime after another.

凶器 きょうき
事件 現場 から 凶器 と 思われる ナイフ が 発見 された 。

A knife, believed to be the murder weapon, was discovered at the crime scene.

凶暴 きょうぼう
その 凶暴 な 熊 は 村人 たち を 恐怖 に 陥れた 。

The ferocious bear terrified the villagers.

元凶 げんきょう
この 問題 の 元凶 は 、 彼ら の 不注意 に ある 。

The root of this problem lies in their carelessness.

凶 きょう
おみくじ で 凶 が 出た 。

I drew bad luck in my fortune slip.

Example Vocabulary

凶悪

きょうあく

atrocious; brutal; heinous

凶器

きょうき

weapon; lethal weapon

凶暴

きょうぼう

ferocious; brutal; savage

元凶

げんきょう

main culprit; root of evil; primary cause

凶

きょう

bad luck; misfortune

凶行

きょうこう

凶悪犯

きょうあくはん

凶刃

きょうじん

最凶

さいきょう

大凶

だいきょう

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