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凶人 (きょうじん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

凶きょう人じん

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Meanings

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noun

scoundrel; ruffian; villain

A person of evil character; a villain or ruffian. Somewhat literary or formal; in everyday speech, 悪人 or 悪党 are more common.

彼かれは村むら人びとから凶きょう人じんとして恐おそれられていた。
He was feared by the villagers as a villain.

Written forms

凶きょう人じんUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling using 凶 (evil, bad).
兇きょう人じん
Variant using 兇 (wicked, villainous); less common in modern usage.

Kanji

凶villain, evil, bad luck
人person
兇

wickedness

Similar words

悪あく人にん
Common word for a bad person or villain; more everyday than 凶人.
悪あく党とう
Ruffian or scoundrel; often used in historical or dramatic contexts, but still more common than 凶人.

Etymology

Compound of 凶 (evil, bad) and 人 (person). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of a wicked person.