# 邪 — Wicked

Frequency rank 1230 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

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

More common than 脇 (Armpit), less common than 豪 (Exceptional).

- On’yomi: じゃ
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 邑 City (Kangxi 163)
- Frequency path: Level X of XX

A tooth on the left bares at a city on the right — a tooth-baring monster threatening a city embodies all that is wicked.

In words:

- 風邪 かぜ — a cold
- 邪魔 じゃま — hindrance,intrusion
- 無邪気 むじゃき — innocence;simple-mindedness

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