Moto 凄: Uncanny; Weird; ThreateningKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- セイ、サイ
- Kun'yomi
- さむ(い)、すご(い)、すさ(まじい)
- Level
- Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 20 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (セイ・サイ)
- 凄惨せいさんghastly; gruesome
- 凄愴せいそうpathetic; dreadful
- 凄烈せいれつfierce
- 凄絶せいぜつextremely gruesome; lurid
- 凄艶せいえんweirdly beautiful
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 凄いすごいterrible; dreadful
- 凄まじいすさまじいterrific; fierce
- 物凄いものすごいterrific; staggering
- もの凄いものすごいterrific; staggering
- 凄い事になるすごいことになるto go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand
- 凄くすごくawfully; very
- 凄みすごみghastliness; dreadfulness
- 凄みを利かすすごみをきかすto threaten; to intimidate
- 凄みを利かせるすごみをきかせるto threaten; to intimidate
- 凄むすごむto threaten; to intimidate
- 凄味すごみghastliness; dreadfulness
- 凄技すごわざamazing trick; amazing skill
- 凄文句すごもんくintimidating language
- 凄腕すごうでremarkable ability; mastery
Other readings
- 凄じいすさまじいterrific; fierce
Kanji that often appear with 凄
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