Kanji Detail for 夭 - "young, calamity, premature death"

夭

Non-Jōyō Kanji

Meaning
夭 means "young, calamity, premature death."
1. Young - Youthful; vibrant.
2. Calamity - A disaster; misfortune.
3. Premature death - To die young.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

early death; calamity

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

young, fresh-looking; die young

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

(bound form) to die prematurely (also pr. [yao3]); (literary) (of vegetation) luxuriant

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

young, energetic; to die young

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

夭夭: Appearance of cheerful, pleasant countenance. (Analects) "When the Master was at leisure, he was pleasant and cheerful." | Bright and lovely appearance. (Book of Odes) "The peach tree is fresh and lovely." | Dying young. Those who don't live out their natural lifespan are called 夭. Opposite of 壽. (Mencius) "Whether dying young or living long, I will not waver."
Onyomi

ka(か)

oh(おう)

yoh(よう)
Kunyomi

waka.i(わかい)

wakajini(わかじに)

wazawa.i(わざわい)
Strokes

4 strokes
Radical

大 (dai)
Related Keywords
young youthful vibrant calamity disaster misfortune premature death die