邪
邪 — Wicked
wicked, injustice, wrong
On’yomiジャ (ja)
Kun’yomiよこしま (yokoshima)
Stroke order (8 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 邪
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 風邪 | かぜ kaze | (common) cold; influenza; flu |
| 邪魔 | じゃま jama | hindrance; obstacle; nuisance |
| 邪 | よこしま yokoshima | wicked; evil; wrong |
| お邪魔します | おじゃまします ojamashimasu | please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in |
| 風邪をひく | かぜをひく kazewohiku | to catch a cold |
| 無邪気 | むじゃき mujaki | innocent; simple-minded |
Study notes
邪 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 8 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1612 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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