Memory phrase for the character: 凶

凶

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Meaning

bad luck, disaster, evil, villain/trickster

Pronunciation

KYŌ

Explanation

 Container 凵 with a mark 㐅

Mnemonic
 
“Pandora's Box” — I marked this container with an X because it contains bad luck.

Radicals

凶 bad luckThe container 凵 is marked with a cross 㐅 because it contains bad luck.
凵 frame
㐅 cross




 Vocabulary

凶兆 きょうちょう  evil omen, ominous sign
凶作 きょうさく  bad harvest, poor crop
凶作 きょうさく  bad harvest; poor crop

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