Word details

曲者

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 曲者.

Dictionary

Entry

曲者くせ者せものクセモノ癖者NounFreq #18252
1

ruffian; villain; knave; thief; suspicious fellow

2

peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; stubborn fellow

3

tricky thing; something that is more than it seems

4

expert; master; highly skilled person

5

goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre; specter

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

bend, music, melody, composition, pleasure, injustice, fault, curve, crooked, perverse, lean

6 strokesFrequency 810JLPT N2Grade 3

On

キョク

Kun

ま.がるま.げるくま

Nanori

まがた

someone, person

8 strokesFrequency 38JLPT N3Grade 3

On

シャ

Kun

もの

mannerism, habit, vice, trait, fault, kink

18 strokesFrequency 1,973JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ヘキ

Kun

くせくせ.に

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