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邪
On'yomi
ジャ
JA
Kun'yomi
よこし.ま
yokoshima
wicked · injustice · wrong
nature
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Frequency#1612
Radical邑city(7)
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Component Breakdown
邪=
牙阝
牙 + hill
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of fang and village. Village with fangs.
Symbolism
Evil, obstacle, wicked. Represents wickedness.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Ice crystals
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
破邪顕正
はじゃけんしょう
crushing evil and spreading the truth; crushing evil and spreading the truth
異端邪説
いたんじゃせつ
heretical doctrine (thought, faith); heretical doctrine (thought, faith)
奸佞邪知
かんねいじゃち
wiles and cunning; craftiness and treachery; wiles and cunning
淫祠邪教
いんしじゃきょう
evil heresies; evil heresies
正邪曲直
せいじゃきょくちょく
right and wrong; right or wrong; right and wrong
Proverbs & Idioms
邪は正に勝てず
じゃはせいにかてず
Evil cannot overcome good
Wickedness cannot prevail against righteousness