noun
bad luck; misfortune; ill fortune
Refers to an unlucky or inauspicious state or event. Often used in compounds like 凶報 (bad news) or 凶年 (bad harvest year).
今年は凶が続いている。
Bad luck has been continuing this year.
彼は凶を吉に変える力がある。
He has the ability to turn misfortune into good fortune.
The kanji 凶 originally depicts a container with something inside, symbolizing bad or ominous contents. The reading きょう is the Sino-Japanese on'yomi.