怪 – suspicious, mystery, apparition

8 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1634 in newspaper frequencyN2 vocabulary

The kanji 怪 means suspicious, mystery, apparition. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is カイ、ケ (kai, ke); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is あや.しい、あや.しむ (ayashii, ayashimu). It is written with 8 strokes, under radical 心 (no. 61).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	カイ	kai
On’yomi	ケ	ke
Kun’yomi	あや.しい	ayashii
Kun’yomi	あや.しむ	ayashimu

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 心 (Kangxi radical 61). Components: 土・忙・又.

Words using 怪

怪しいあやしいsuspicious怪獣かいじゅうmonster

Example sentences

みんな奴は怪しいと思っている。

We are all suspicious about him.

Tatoeba #194922

彼が時間どおりに来るかどうかは私は怪しいと思う。

I question whether he'll come in time.

Tatoeba #120227

その怪しい女性は、魔女と考えられた。

The strange-looking woman was thought to be a witch.

Tatoeba #211753

Kanji with the same radical

意性思心感情必応急態想念悪憲愛惑

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