Kanji

凄

uncanny, weird, threatening, horrible

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

冫部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

セイ, サイ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

さむい, すごい, すさまじい

Example sentences

凄い すごい
彼は凄い才能を持っている。

He has amazing talent.

凄まじい すさまじい
昨日の嵐の勢いは凄まじかった

Yesterday's storm was incredibly fierce.

破壊力 はかいりょく
その台風は凄まじい破壊力で街を襲った。

The typhoon hit the city with tremendous destructive power.

物凄い ものすごい
スタジアムの人出が物凄かった。

The crowd at the stadium was incredible.

凄惨 せいさん
事件現場の凄惨な様子に、誰もが言葉を失った。

Everyone was speechless at the gruesome scene of the incident.

戦慄 せんりつ
その凄惨な光景に、誰もが戦慄した

Everyone shuddered at that gruesome sight.

もの凄い ものすごい
山の上では、もの凄い風が一晩中吹いていた。

At the top of the mountain, a tremendous wind blew all night.

凄腕 すごうで
凄腕の職人が、壊れた時計を一晩で直した。

A highly skilled craftsperson repaired the broken clock overnight.

凄絶 せいぜつ
その戦いは凄絶を極めた。

That battle was extremely fierce.

Example Vocabulary

凄い

すごい

amazing; great; wonderful

凄まじい

すさまじい

terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; amazing; absurd

物凄い

ものすごい

extraordinary; incredible; terrifying

凄惨

せいさん

ghastly; gruesome; appalling; pathetic

もの凄い

ものすごい

tremendous; intense; awe-inspiring; terrible

凄腕

すごうで

exceptionally skilled person; highly capable expert

凄む

すごむ

凄み

すごみ

凄絶

せいぜつ

ghastly; terrific; dreadful; fierce

凄味

すごみ

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