8 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

suspicious, mystery, apparition

Kun'yomi
  • suspicious ②doubtful ③untrustworthy ④strange
  • to suspect
On'yomi
  • mystery

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

カイ 79.0%
あやしいあやしむ 14.5%
6.5%

Character Breakdown

suspicious, mystery, apparition
カイ あや.しい ケ (8th, N1)
heart, standing heart radical variant (no. 61)
シン こころ
holy, sacred
コツ クツ コチ
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)

Common Words

injury ②mistake
suspicious ②doubtful ③untrustworthy ④strange
mystery
mysterious person
mysterious thief
mystery ②ghost
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References

Unicode hex code 602A
JIS X 0208 1-18-88
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1665
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1821
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 297
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 354
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 220
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 264
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 716
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 773
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1367
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1176
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 10483
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1061
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1476
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1573
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1291
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1172
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1450
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 809
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 723
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4k5.11
Four corner code 9701.4
De Roo Code 1172