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凶

凶 — villain, evil, bad luck

On
キョウ
Strokes
4
JLPT
N1
School grade
8

Common words with 凶

  • 凶作きょうさくbad harvest; poor cropCommon

    昨年は異常な冷夏で、稲作は10年ぶりの凶作だった。
    It was exceptionally cold last summer, and the rice crop was the worst in 10 years.

  • 凶悪きょうあくatrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; viciousCommon

    最近の凶悪事件をニュースで見るたび、バーチャルな世界と生きる世界の区別がなくなった若者が急増していることに気付かされる。
    These days when I hear about these horrible incidents on the news I get the feeling that more and more young people are losing their ability to distinguish between real and virtual worlds.

  • 元凶げんきょうringleader; main culpritCommon
  • 凶器きょうきdangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weaponCommon
  • 凶暴きょうぼうferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarousOccasional
  • 大凶だいきょうterrible luck (esp. on an omikuji slip); very bad luckOccasional
  • 凶弾きょうだんassassin's bulletOccasional
  • 凶きょうbad luck; ill fortune; misfortuneOccasional
  • 凶悪性きょうあくせいextreme brutality; atrocity; heinousness; heinous natureRare
  • 凶悪犯罪きょうあくはんざいatrocious crime; heinous crimeRare
  • 凶悪犯人きょうあくはんにんheinous criminal; vicious criminalRare
  • 凶悪犯きょうあくはんheinous criminal; vicious criminalRare
  • 凶人きょうじんscoundrel; ruffian; villainRare
  • 凶音きょういんbad news (esp. of a death)Rare
  • 凶歳きょうさいpoor crop yearRare
  • 凶夢きょうむinauspicious dream; bad dreamRare
  • 凶星きょうせいstar of bad omenRare
  • 凶運きょううんdoom; fate; misfortune; disasterRare
  • 最凶さいきょうmost ominous; most sinister; most atrocious; most evilRare
  • 凶暴性きょうぼうせいbrutality; ferocity; savageryRare

With the N5–N1 kanji, you can read 52 words that use 凶.

  • 凶作 きょうさく bad harvest; poor crop
  • 凶悪 きょうあく atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
  • 元凶 げんきょう ringleader; main culprit
  • 凶器 きょうき dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
  • 凶暴 きょうぼう ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous

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