怪
怪 — Suspicious
suspicious, mystery, apparition
On’yomiカイ (kai)
On’yomiケ (ke)
Kun’yomiあやしい (ayashii)
Kun’yomiあやしむ (ayashimu)
Stroke order (8 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 怪
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 怪獣 | かいじゅう kaijuu | monster |
| 妖怪 | ようかい youkai | ghost; apparition; phantom |
| 怪しむ | あやしむ ayashimu | to suspect |
| 怪我 | けが kega | injury; wound; mistake |
| 怪奇 | かいき kaiki | bizarre; strange; weird |
| 怪談 | かいだん kaidan | ghost story; tale of the supernatural |
Study notes
怪 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 8 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1634 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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