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凄: terrific

terrific; awesome; dreadful
10 strokesSecondary · Stage 4 (about 2級)in 5 words here

Readings

On
セイ・サイ
Kun
さむい・すごい・すさまじい

凄い is usually written in kana (すごい); 凄 itself is rare outside these words.

Key words

凄いすごいamazing; terrible
物凄いものすごいtremendous; terrific
凄まじいすさまじいterrific; fierce
凄腕すごうでformidable skill
凄惨せいさんgruesome; ghastly

Example sentences

The soccer match I watched yesterday was really amazing.

Because of the typhoon, fierce wind and rain went on all night.

The scene of the accident was so gruesome that you wanted to look away.

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