villain, evil, bad luck, disaster
凶 centers on harmful, negative forces: a villain or evil person, bad luck, and disaster. The meanings all point to something that brings misfortune or harm.
凶 is a pictograph of a pit or trap, representing danger and misfortune. The modern form retains the container shape 凵 with a mark inside.
Picture an open pit 凵 with a cross mark 㐅 inside, like a warning sign. Falling into a pit brings bad luck and disaster, and a villain might set such a trap.
For キョウ, imagine a villain shouting 'KYOU!' (like 'kyo') when his evil plan fails and disaster strikes back at him.
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atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
bad luck; ill fortune; misfortune
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
ringleader; main culprit
(act of) violence; vicious crime; murder
bad harvest; poor crop
terrible luck (esp. on an omikuji slip); very bad luck
good or bad luck; fortune
assassin's bullet
Violent Cop (1989 film by Takeshi Kitano)
calamity; misfortune
omen of disaster
scoundrel; ruffian; villain
evil omen
gang; gangsters
dangerous weapon
assassin's dagger
(crime of) assembling with dangerous weapons
bad news