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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

  • 怪かいNoun
    mystery, wonder
  • 妖怪ようかいNoun
    ghost, apparition, phantom
  • 怪獣かいじゅうNoun
    monster
  • 怪奇かいきna-adjective
    bizarre, strange, weird
  • 怪我けがNoun
    injury, wound
  • 怪物かいぶつNoun
    monster
  • 怪談かいだんNoun
    ghost story, tale of the supernatural
  • 怪しいあやしいi-adjective
    suspicious, dubious, questionable

Practice in Kanjiru

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