禍々しい
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 禍々しい
1
ominous; sinister; unlucky; ill-omened
2
Archaic
annoying
3
Archaic
appearing to be true; plausible
Kanji in this Word
禍
13 strokes
Frequency: 2010
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
calamity
misfortune
evil
curse
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
カ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
わざわい
凶
4 strokes
Frequency: 1673
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
villain
evil
bad luck
disaster
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
キョウ
曲
6 strokes
Frequency: 810
JLPT N2
Grade 3
Meanings
bend
music
melody
composition
pleasure
injustice
fault
curve
crooked
perverse
lean
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
キョク
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ま.がる
ま.げる
くま
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
まがた
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