Kanji

怪

怪

suspicious, mystery, apparition

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

8 strokes

Radical

忄部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

カイ, ケ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

あやしい, あやしむ

Nanori (Name Reading)

やす, よし

Common Readings

カイ, あや…しい, あや…しむ

Example sentences

怪しい あやしい
彼の挙動は怪しい

His behavior is suspicious.

うろつく うろつく
怪しい男が家の周りをうろついている。

A suspicious man is loitering around the house.

怪我 けが
サッカーの試合で怪我をしました。

I got injured during a soccer match.

救い すくい
誰も怪我をしなかったのが、せめてもの救いだ。

It is at least a saving grace that no one was injured.

怪物 かいぶつ
伝説によると、この森には恐ろしい怪物が住んでいるという。

According to legend, it is said that a terrifying monster lives in this forest.

恐ろしい おそろしい
その森には恐ろしい怪物が住んでいるという噂がある。

There is a rumor that a scary monster lives in that forest.

怪訝 けげん
彼は怪訝な顔をして私を見た。

He looked at me with a puzzled expression.

妖怪 ようかい
日本の伝説には、河童や天狗などの妖怪がたくさん登場する。

In Japanese legends, many yokai such as Kappa and Tengu appear.

土蜘蛛 つちぐも
古代の神話に土蜘蛛という妖怪が登場する。

A monster called Tsuchigumo appears in ancient myths.

怪しむ あやしむ
近所の人は、その男の不審な行動を怪しんだ。

The neighbors were suspicious of the man's strange behavior.

Example Vocabulary

怪しい

あやしい

suspicious; dubious; doubtful

怪我

けが

injury; wound

怪物

かいぶつ

monster; phantom; extraordinary person

怪訝

けげん

puzzled; dubious; suspicious

妖怪

ようかい

supernatural monster; yokai; ghost

怪しむ

あやしむ

to suspect; to wonder; to be suspicious of

怪我人

けがにん

injured person; casualty

大怪我

おおけが

serious injury; big mistake

怪我をした

けがをした

got injured; sustained an injury

奇怪

きかい

strange; mysterious; eerie

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