凄

amazing; uncanny; weird; threatening; horrible

10 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 2313.

Readings

• すさまじい (kun reading): 凄まじい (すさまじい) terrible
• セイ (on reading): 凄惨 (せいさん) ghastly; 凄絶 (せいぜつ) extremely gruesome
• すごい (kun reading): 凄腕 (すごうで) remarkable ability; 凄み (すごみ) ghastliness
• サイ (on reading)
• さむい (kun reading)

Components

• 冫
• 妻
• 冫 radical ice
• 十 radical ten
• ヨ radical snout, katakana yo
• 女 radical woman

Words using 凄

• 凄まじい (すさまじい) terrible
• 凄惨 (せいさん) ghastly
• 凄絶 (せいぜつ) extremely gruesome
• 凄艶 (せいえん) weirdly beautiful
• 凄烈 (せいれつ) fierce
• 凄腕 (すごうで) remarkable ability
• 凄み (すごみ) ghastliness
• 凄文句 (すごもんく) intimidating language
• 凄みを利かせる (すごみをきかせる) to threaten
• 凄みを利かす (すごみをきかす) to threaten

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