Usage patterns 邪よこしま な 考かんが え a wicked or crooked thought
A wicked thought crossed his mind.
邪よこしま な 目的もくてき a dishonest or wicked purpose
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
She was harboring a wicked intention deep down.
Kanji 邪 wicked, injustice, wrong 横 sideways, side, horizontal Related words 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 .
悪い is a broad everyday word for bad or wrong, while 邪 specifically suggests morally crooked or impure intent.
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.
不純 describes impure or mixed motives in a general sense, while 邪 carries a stronger sense of moral wrongness or wickedness.
Written forms 邪よこしま Usage 67%
High-priority kanji spelling for よこしま , especially in the adjectival form 邪な .
よこしま Usage 27%
Kana spelling is practical when the unusual reading of 邪 might be unclear.
邪よこし ま Usage 5%
search-only kanji form
Search-only form; included mainly to support lookup rather than as a recommended spelling.
横よこ しま
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form; understandable but not the usual spelling.
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.
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