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怪

N1

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • suspicious
  • mystery
  • apparition

On'yomi (音読み)

  • カイ
  • ケ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • あや.しい
  • あや.しむ
Strokes
8
JLPT Level
N1
Frequency
#878
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
心#61 · heart

Components

Common Words

  • 怪我けがNouninjury, wound
  • 怪奇かいきna-Adj.bizarre, strange, weird, mysterious
  • 怪獣かいじゅうNounmonster
  • 怪談かいだんNounghost story, tale of the supernatural
  • 怪物かいぶつNounmonster
  • 怪しむあやしむGodanto suspect
  • 怪しいあやしいi-Adj.suspicious, dubious, questionable, dodgy, shady, fishy
  • 奇怪きかいna-Adj.strange, wonderful, weird, outrageous, mysterious

Practice in Kanjiru

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