8 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

crooked, twisted, distorted, perverted, cross

Kun'yomi
  • to get twisted ②to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.) ③to become troubled
  • to curve
  • to get complicated
  • to be peevish
On'yomi
  • オウ
  • ヨウ
  • イク
  • ユウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

crooked, twisted, distorted
ヨウ す.ねる こじ.れる (Kentei 1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
infancy, childhood
おさな.い ヨウ うぶ (6th, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ ちいさい (Kentei 1)
power, strength, strong
リョク ちから リキ (1st, N4)

Common Words

contracted sound
perverse individual
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References

Unicode hex code 62D7
JIS X 0208 1-57-25
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1869
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2111
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 11962
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3c5.16
Four corner code 5402.7