# 凶 terrible

メ (katakana 'me') + (pit)
☆☆☆☆☆
4 strokes
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This kanji is usually only seen by itself in fortune-telling. It's like the worst fortune or whatever, so it's frequently the punchline of jokes.

## Onyomi

KYOU |

## Mnemonic

| In May, I fell into a terrible pit and I am still trapped there until TODAY (今日, pronounced KYOU)!!

## Jukugo

凶悪(きょうあく) な | Heinous! ☆☆☆☆☆ 凶 (terrible) + 悪 (bad) = 凶悪 ( Heinous!) atrocious! Heinous! Some Rape of Nanking kind of shit.
大凶(だいきょう) | horrible luck ☆☆☆☆☆ 大 (big) + 凶 (terrible) = 大凶 (horrible luck) horrible luck, an atrocity.

## Used In

- 脳
- 胸
- 悩
- 離