| Kanji | 怪 | 
|---|---|
| Onyomi | カイ、ケ | 
| Kunyomi | あや.しい、あや.しむ | 
| English | suspicious, mystery, apparition | 
| Examples | 怪獣(かいじゅう): monster 怪しい(あやしい): (1) suspicious; dubious; doubtful; dodgy; suspicious (referring to a potential amorous relation); dangerous (e.g. financial situation); ominous (e.g. weather); strange; shady; fishy (2) charming; bewitching; mysterious 怪我(けが): injury (to animate object); hurt | 
| JLPT Level | 1 | 
| Jouyou Grade | S | 
| Frequency | 1634 | 
| Components | 心: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) 圣: holy; sacred | 
| Number of Strokes | 8 | 
| Kanji Radical | 心 | 
| Radical Number | 61 | 
| Radical Strokes | 4 | 
| Radical Reading | こころ・したごころ・りっしんべん | 
| Traditional Form | (none) | 
| Classification | 形声 Phonetic | 
| Keyword | suspicious | 
| Koohii Story 1 | When you´re suspicious, your state of mind twists round and round like a spool of thread. | 
| Koohii Story 2 | Imagine a loud farting sound on The Enterprise (sorry). Everyone looks around trying to find who did it. The one looking most suspicious is Data. His soiled crotch gives him away. | 
| RTK Index (new) | 773 | 
Tags: jlpt.n1, grades, kanjifreq1501-2000
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