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怪 Kanji meaning "suspicious, mystery, apparition"

Jiten frequency #541JLPT N1SecondaryKanken Level 3WaniKani Level 26RTKKLC Volume 6TMW Trainee8 strokes

Meanings

suspicious, mystery, apparition

On'yomi

カイケ

Kun'yomi

あや.しいあや.しむ

Reading usage

怪(かい)物(ぶつ)monster #4855妖(よう)怪(かい)ghost #8338怪(かい)獣(じゅう)monster #14530奇(き)怪(かい)strange #15012怪(かい)談(だん)ghost story #16035怪(かい)人(じん)mysterious person #18162怪(かい)力(りき)superhuman strength #18303怪(かい)mystery #20128怪(かい)奇(き)bizarre #24311怪(かい)異(い)mystery #25759

Most common words using this kanji

怪(あや)しいsuspicious #1251怪(け)我(が)injury #3185怪(かい)物(ぶつ)monster #4855怪(あや)しむto suspect #5496怪(け)訝(げん)puzzled #6879妖(よう)怪(かい)ghost #8338怪(あや)しげquestionable #9042怪(け)我(が)人(にん)wounded person #12998怪(け)我(が)をしたhurt #14115大(おお)怪(け)我(が)serious injury #14503怪(かい)獣(じゅう)monster #14530奇(き)怪(かい)strange #15012怪(かい)談(だん)ghost story #16035怪(かい)人(じん)mysterious person #18162怪(かい)力(りき)superhuman strength #18303怪(かい)mystery #20128怪(かい)奇(き)bizarre #24311怪(かい)異(い)mystery #25759怪(かい)盗(とう)mysterious thief #28472雲(くも)行(ゆ)きが怪(あや)しいthe clouds look menacing #29291
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