Moto 妖: Attractive; Bewitching; CalamityKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ヨウ
- Kun'yomi
- あや(しい)、なま(めく)、わざわ(い)
- Level
- Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 32 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ヨウ)
- 妖怪ようかいghost; apparition
- 妖精ようせいfairy; sprite
- 妖艶ようえんfascinating; voluptuous
- 大妖たいようgreat demon; ghostly giant
- 妖刀ようとうbewitched sword; magical sword
- 妖力ようりょくspirit power; magical power
- 妖女ようじょenchantress; vamp
- 妖姫ようきghostly, beautiful woman
- 妖婆ようばhag; old witch
- 妖婉ようえんfascinating; voluptuous
- 妖婦ようふenchantress; seductress
- 妖怪変化ようかいへんげ(animal making a) monstrous apparition
- 妖気ようきghostly air; weird air
- 妖氛ようふんominous air; weird air
- 妖狐ようこmythological fox spirit
- 妖異よういmysterious occurrence
- 妖精さんようせいさんolder employee who does not have much actual work
- 妖花ようかenchantingly beautiful flower; bewitching beauty
- 妖術ようじゅつblack magic; black art
- 妖術師ようじゅつしnecromancer
- 妖術者ようじゅつしゃmagician; sorcerer
- 妖邪ようじゃevil intent; malice
- 妖雲よううんominous cloud
- 妖鬼ようきghost; apparition
- 妖魔ようまghost; apparition
- 幻妖げんようconfusing people
- 歯の妖精はのようせいtooth fairy
- 狐狸妖怪こりようかいtricksters; deceivers
- 面妖めんようweird; strange
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 妖しいあやしいmysterious; bewitching
Other readings
- 天変地妖てんぺんちようnatural disaster
- 妖言およずれごとgroundless rumor (rumour); misleading rumor
Kanji that often appear with 妖
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