Kanji

What does the kanji 凄 mean?

凄 means terrifying, eerie; (colloquial) amazing, incredible (すごい). On'yomi セイ、サイ. Kun'yomi さむ.い、すご.い、すさ.まじい.

Quick facts
On'yomiセイ、サイ
Kun'yomiさむ.い、すご.い、すさ.まじい
Strokes10
Main radical冫
On'yomi セイ、サイKun'yomi さむ.い、すご.い、すさ.まじい
10 strokes

terrifying, eerie; (colloquial) amazing, incredible (すごい)

Main radical

冫ice 2 strokes

Stroke order · 10 strokes

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Common words

  • 物凄いものすごいterrific, terrifying; extreme

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.