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妖

妖: bewitching

bewitching; supernatural
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Readings

On
ヨウ
Kun
あやしい・なまめく・わざわい

よう: 妖怪(ようかい) "yokai", 妖精(ようせい) "fairy", 妖艶(ようえん) "bewitching". 妖しい(あやしい) "mysterious; bewitching".

Stroke order · 7 strokes

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Key words

妖精ようせいfairy
妖怪ようかいyokai; goblin
妖艶ようえんbewitching beauty
妖しいあやしいbewitching; mysterious

Example sentences

My grandmother told me that fairies live deep in the forest.

They say a yokai appears at the old temple at night.

The surface of the pond shimmered bewitchingly in the moonlight.

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