# 怪 — Suspicious

Frequency rank 1070 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 肌 (Skin), less common than 拡 (Extend).

- On’yomi: かい
- Kun’yomi: あや
- Radical: 心 Heart (Kangxi 61)
- Frequency path: Level IX of XX

A soul on the left watches fingers reaching into dirt on the right -- something suspicious is being buried under cover of darkness.

In words:

- 怪しい あやしい — suspicious,dubious,doubtful
- 怪我 けが — injury (to animate object),hurt
- 怪獣 かいじゅう — monster

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