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邪 (よこしま) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

邪よこしま

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Meanings

1

na-adjective, noun

wicked; evil; wrong; bad

Usually used as a na-adjective, especially in phrases like 邪な考え, 邪な心, or 邪な目的. It implies morally crooked, selfish, or impure intent rather than simply poor quality.

邪よこしまな考かんがえは捨すてたほうがいい。

You should give up such wicked thoughts.

彼かれは邪よこしまな目もく的てきで彼かの女じょに近ちかづいた。

He approached her with evil intentions.

Usage patterns

邪よこしまな考かんがえa wicked or crooked thought
彼かれの頭あたまには邪よこしまな考かんがえが浮うかんだ。
A wicked thought crossed his mind.
邪よこしまな目的もくてきa dishonest or wicked purpose
彼かれは邪よこしまな目もく的てきでその会かい社しゃに近ちかづいた。
He approached the company with a wicked purpose.
邪よこしまな思おもいを抱いだくto harbor a wicked intention
彼かの女じょは心こころの中なかで邪よこしまな思おもいを抱いだいていた。
She was harboring a wicked intention deep down.

Kanji

邪wicked, injustice, wrong
横sideways, side, horizontal

Related words

邪じゃ悪あく
邪悪 is a stronger, more explicit word for evil or wickedness, while 邪 is milder and usually appears in set phrases like 邪な考え.
悪わるいN5
悪い is a broad everyday word for bad or wrong, while 邪 specifically suggests morally crooked or impure intent.
不ふ正せいN3
不正 refers to dishonest or illegal conduct, while 邪 focuses on the inner motive being morally crooked rather than the act itself being unlawful.
不ふ純じゅんN1
不純 describes impure or mixed motives in a general sense, while 邪 carries a stronger sense of moral wrongness or wickedness.

Opposites

正ただしいN4
正しい means morally right or correct, the direct opposite of 邪, which describes crooked or wicked intent.

Don't confuse with

邪じゃ魔まN4
邪魔 shares the kanji 邪 but means 'obstacle' or 'hindrance', while 邪 (よこしま) describes morally wicked or crooked intent.

Word family

邪よこしまな心こころ
evil heart; wicked mind

Written forms

邪よこしまUsage67%
High-priority kanji spelling for よこしま, especially in the adjectival form 邪な.
よこしまUsage27%
Kana spelling is practical when the unusual reading of 邪 might be unclear.
邪よこしまUsage5%
search-only kanji form
Search-only form; included mainly to support lookup rather than as a recommended spelling.
横よこしま

Etymology

The exact historical derivation is uncertain. The spelling 邪 is a semantic kanji spelling associated with evil or wrongness; the rare form 横しま reflects an older association with being crooked or contrary.

rarely-used kanji form

Rare kanji form; understandable but not the usual spelling.