Entry
  1. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

    crafty; tricky; sly; wily; treacherous; underhand

    彼は表面上は陰険そうに見える。
    He appears sly on the surface.
  2. sinister (look)

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

shade, yin, negative, sex organs, secret, shadow

Kun
かげかげ.る
On
イン
Strokes
11
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1393 of 2500
Radical
mound
WaniKani
Level 45

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-3-8SKIP code
2d8.7The Kanji Dictionary
7823.1Four corner code
3671deroo
9670Unicode hex code
1-17-02JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5006Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6462New Nelson (John Haig)
541New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
657Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
397Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
494Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1592Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1718Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1408A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1563Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1031Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
41691Morohashi
1013A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
867Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
886Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1872Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1496Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1525Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
735Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1606Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yin1Pinyin reading
eumKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
45WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

precipitous, inaccessible place, impregnable position, steep place, sharp eyes

Kun
けわ.しい
On
ケン
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
707 of 2500
Radical
mound
WaniKani
Level 16

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-3-8SKIP code
2d8.8The Kanji Dictionary
7823.6Four corner code
3663deroo
967aUnicode hex code
1-24-17JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5000Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6456New Nelson (John Haig)
542New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
658Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
398Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
495Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1672Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1802Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
616A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1308Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
356Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
41721PMorohashi
662A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
533Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
542Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
770sakade
988Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
689henshall3
731Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
790Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
736Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1688Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xian3Pinyin reading
heomKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
16WaniKani level