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妖 means 'bewitching'

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Strokes : 7    Frequency: 1814   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-32    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 24 words   Used in 30 words   Used in 12 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ヨウ
Kun
   あやしい suspicious-looking, dubious
Additional readings
Kun    なまめく   わざわい
Notes
A Joy o' Kanji essay is available for 妖 - click the badge to download
See why people needed to invent yokai, the supernatural creatures populating manga, legends, and woodblock prints. Learn various terms for “monster,” including one that can figuratively refer to villains or heroes. Discover words for “magic” (Eastern vs. Western), “something that confuses people,” and “bewitched sword,” and examine the female side of some 妖 terms.
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⿰  女 woman; female  夭 calamity  
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笑 laugh  妊 pregnant  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 妖 is used 2 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 妖 is used 26 times, read 2 ways.
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ヨウ : 25 words FIND ALL
よ う か い 0
noun
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon; monster; goblin
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あやしい : 1 word FIND ALL
あ や し い 0 あ や し い 3
Most common form: 怪しい
1. suspicious; dubious; doubtful; dodgy; suspicious (referring to a potential amorous relation); dangerous (e.g. financial situation); ominous (e.g. weather); strange; shady; fishy
2. charming; bewitching; mysterious  (see also: いろっぽい)
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An additional 笑 less common words include 妖 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
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妖
ヨウ    bewitching   あやしい suspicious-looking, dubious   
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女
ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
夭
calamity   
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ノ
katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
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