noun
wicked gang; band of villains
Archaic term for a group of evil or lawless people. Not used in modern Japanese; encountered only in historical texts or classical literature.
古文書には「凶類が村を襲った」と記されている。
An old document records that 'a wicked gang attacked the village'.
Common word for 'thief' or 'bandit', often used in compounds. 凶類 carries a stronger moral condemnation and is obsolete.
Archaic kanji form for 'wicked gang'. The character 凶 means 'evil' or 'bad luck'.
Variant kanji form using 兇, an older character for 'wickedness' or 'villainy'.
Compound of 凶 (evil, misfortune) and 類 (group, kind). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it appears in classical Chinese-influenced Japanese texts.