Entry
  1. Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

    perversity; perverse person; contrary person; contrarian

  2. Noun

    antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore

  3. demon under the feet of temple guardian statues

Also written 天の邪鬼【あまのじゃく】天ん邪鬼【あまんじゃく】天之邪鬼【あまのじゃく】天邪久【あまのじゃく】

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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

heavens, sky, imperial

Kun
あまつあめあま-
On
テン
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
512 of 2500
Radical
big
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Used in names as

あきあもたかしなま

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-4-1SKIP code
0a4.21The Kanji Dictionary
1043.0Four corner code
3163deroo
5929Unicode hex code
1-37-23JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
16Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1138New Nelson (John Haig)
3442New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4250Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2148Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2898Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
428Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
457Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
364A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
93Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
78Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
5833Morohashi
58A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
141Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
141Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
119sakade
41Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
67henshall3
34Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
277crowley
462Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.8busy_people
410Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
435Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
tian1Pinyin reading
cheonKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

wicked, injustice, wrong

Kun
よこし.ま
On
ジャ
Strokes
8
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1612 of 2500
Radical
city
WaniKani
Level 50

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-5-3, 1-5-2SKIP code
2d5.8The Kanji Dictionary
1722.7, 7722.7Four corner code
3244deroo
90aaUnicode hex code
1-28-57JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2849Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6135New Nelson (John Haig)
1124New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1443Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
766Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1039Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1906Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2055Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1643A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
642Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1520Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
39357PMorohashi
1340A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1457Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1551Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1825Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1219Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1417Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
754Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1925Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xie2, ye2Pinyin reading
sa, yaKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
50WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

ghost, devil

Kun
おにおに-
On
Strokes
10
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1557 of 2500
Radical
ghost
WaniKani
Level 23

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
2-6-4SKIP code
5f5.6The Kanji Dictionary
2621.3Four corner code
857deroo
9b3cUnicode hex code
1-21-20JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5276Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6833New Nelson (John Haig)
2657New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3291Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1702Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2313Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2019Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2175Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1207A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1527Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1226Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
45758Morohashi
1128A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1523Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1624Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1916Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1405Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1752Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1926Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2038Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
gui3Pinyin reading
gwiKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
23WaniKani level