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邪 means 'evil'

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Strokes : 8    Frequency: 1268   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-16    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 35 words   Used in 72 words   Used in 23 names   Component in 3 kanji (0 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ジャ
Additional readings
Kun    よこしま wicked, injustice, wrong
Notes
風 (wind)邪 is read かぜ
Components
⿰  牙 tusk  ⻏ (邑) group  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 邪 is used 4 times, read 1 way. 1 word uses a non-standard reading.
Across all words in Japanese, 邪 is used 46 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation). 1 word uses a non-standard reading.
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ジャ : 43 words FIND ALL
じ ゃ ま 0
1. hindrance; obstacle; nuisance
2. to visit (somebody's home)  (see also: お邪魔します)
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よこしま (read as よこしま) : 1 word FIND ALL
よ こ し ま 0
wicked; evil
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よこしま : 1 word FIND ALL
noun
evil heart
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Part of a non-standard reading: 1 word. FIND ALL
か ぜ 1 か ぜ 0
noun
common cold; cold; influenza; flu; ague
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An additional 風邪 is read かぜ less common words include 邪 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 1340  Joy o' Kanji : 1340  Key to Kanji: - 

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邪
ジャ    evil, wrong   
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⻏
おおざと group, community, large village   
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牙
ガ   ゲ   きば tusk, tooth, fang   
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ノ
katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
于
ウ    from   
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二
ニ   ふたつ    ふた two   
亅
hook
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