Kanji

What does the kanji 妖 mean?

妖 means demon, spectre; bewitching, seductive. On'yomi ヨウ. Kun'yomi あや.しい、なま.めく、わざわ.い.

Quick facts
On'yomiヨウ
Kun'yomiあや.しい、なま.めく、わざわ.い
Strokes7
Main radical女
On'yomi ヨウKun'yomi あや.しい、なま.めく、わざわ.い
7 strokes

demon, spectre; bewitching, seductive

Main radical

女woman 3 strokes

Stroke order · 7 strokes

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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.