怪

ONかい

KUNあや

Meanings

suspiciousstrangemysterymonster

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How to remember

The left side shows a 'person' (人), and the right side looks like a distorted, strange face. A person with a strange, distorted face is quite 'suspicious' or 'strange'.

'Kai' — like a 'guy' who is acting very 'suspicious' and 'strange'.

Vocabulary

怪しいあやしい

suspicious, strange

怪獣かいじゅう

monster (e.g., Godzilla)

妖怪ようかい

monster, goblin, supernatural being

Related kanji

奇変疑異獣鬼