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凄

Uncanny

Joyo general useTop 2,000-2,500 Β· #231310 strokes

Meanings

Uncanny, Weird, Threatening, Horrible

On'yomi

せい、 さい

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

さむ.い、 すご.い、 すさ.γΎγ˜γ„

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

Stroke order diagram for 凄

凄 is written in 10 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

凄 (Uncanny) is not taught on WaniKani. It is taught in Japanese secondary school as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #2313 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 10 strokes.

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