あや.しい
ayashii
JLPT N18 strokesKanjiLevel 84 - JLPT N1

Quick answer

怪 is the kanji for "Mystery / Suspicious / Apparition". A common reading is あや.しい (ayashii). You can practice writing it on this page.

Meaning

Mystery / Suspicious / Apparition

Also : Mystery · Suspicious · Apparition

Readings

kunあや.しい/ ayashiikunあや.しむ/ ayashimuonかい/ kaion/ ke

kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading

Practice writing

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Example Sentences

夜中に怪しい音が聞こえた。

よなかにあやしいおとがきこえた。

I heard a suspicious sound in the middle of the night.

彼の行動は怪しさを増している。

かれのこうどうはあやしさをましている。

His behavior is becoming more suspicious.

Vocabulary using 怪

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