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怪

Readings

Kana: カイ、ケ、あや.しい、あや.しむ
Romaji: kai, ke, aya.shii, aya.shimu
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

suspicious, mystery, apparition

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  61
Frequency:  1634
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-3-5
Korean Reading:  goe
Chinese Reading:  guai4
Unicode:  602a
JIS:  3278

Indexes

Halpern Index: 297
Nelson Index: 1665
New Nelson Index: 1821
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4k5.11
Four Corner Index: 9701.4
Guide to Remembering Index: 1061
Gakken Index: 1367
Daikanwanjiten Index: 10483
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.1014
Remembering the kanji Index: 716
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1291
Kodansha Compact Index: 809
Kanji in Context Index: 1450
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 220
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 264
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 723
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 773
Essential Kanji Index: 1176
Kodansha Kanji Index: 354
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1172
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1172

Words

怪 (かい)
mystery; wonder
妖怪 (ようかい)
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon; monster; goblin
怪人 (かいじん)
mysterious person
怪談 (かいだん)
ghost story
怪奇 (かいき)
bizarre; strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous
怪獣 (かいじゅう)
monster
怪我 (けが)
injury (to animate object); hurt
怪物 (かいぶつ)
monster
怪盗 (かいとう)
mysterious (phantom) thief
怪力 (かいりき)
superhuman strength
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