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Kanji Detail for 邪 - "evil"

邪

  • Meaning

    邪 means "evil." Also associated with to deceive, question particle.

    1. Evil - Not right; crooked; twisted.

    2. To deceive - To cheat; to trick.

    3. Question particle - An auxiliary indicating doubt.

  • Words using 邪

    • 風邪 かぜ Listen (common) cold; influenza; flu
    • 邪魔 じゃま Listen hindrance; obstacle; nuisance
    • 無邪気 むじゃき Listen innocent; simple-minded
    • 風邪薬 かぜぐすり Listen remedy for a cold; cold medicine
    • 風邪をひく かぜをひく Listen to catch a cold
    • お邪魔します おじゃまします Listen please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in

  • Four-character idioms with 邪

    • 奸佞邪知 かんねいじゃち Listen wiles and cunning; craftiness and treachery
    • 正邪曲直 せいじゃきょくちょく Listen right and wrong; right or wrong
    • 淫祠邪教 いんしじゃきょう Listen evil heresies
    • 異端邪説 いたんじゃせつ Listen heretical doctrine (thought, faith)
    • 破邪顕正 はじゃけんしょう Listen crushing evil and spreading the truth

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    • Verified meaning: evil
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: to deceive, question particle
    • Traditionally considered inauspicious in names — Japanese readers may find it an unlucky choice. Check the meanings above carefully before using it on skin.

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

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  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    wicked; injustice; wrong

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    wrong, evil, depraved, vicious, perverse, heterodox

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    old variant of 邪[xie2]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    wrong, evil, demonic; perverse, depraved, heterodox

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Not straight; improper. As in improper people are called 姦邪 (treacherous). Improper words are called 邪說 (heretical doctrines). | Colloquially, all strange and supernatural matters are called 邪. As in 邪不勝正 (evil cannot overcome righteousness). In traditional Chinese medicine, pathogenic qi is also called 邪. As in 風邪 (wind pathogen), 溼邪 (dampness pathogen). | 琅邪. A Spring and Autumn period settlement name in Qi. Located in present-day Zhucheng County, Shandong. | An auxiliary particle. Also an interrogative particle. Commonly interchangeable with 耶.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ja(ジャ) ジャ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    yokoshima(よこしま) よこしま

  • Strokes

    tip

    8 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    邑 阝 (ozato・mura)

  • Related Keywords

    evil to deceive question particle deceitful devious false unrighteous wicked wrong corrupt depraved dishonest immoral malevolent malicious sinister fraudulent

Sentences including 邪

  • He was in bed with a cold.

  • I can't get rid of this cold.

  • I am getting a cold.

  • Take care not to catch a cold.

  • Do you have some medicine good for a cold?

  • Please take care of yourself not to catch cold.

  • You should recover from your cold

  • He never takes medicine for his cold.

  • I'm afraid i caught a cold.

  • My brother is suffering from a bad cold now.

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