terrible

(katakana 'me') + (pit)
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4 strokes
BETA
This kanji is usually only seen by itself in fortune-telling. It's like the worst fortune or whatever, so it's frequently the punchline of jokes.

Onyomi

KYOU

Mnemonic

In May, I fell into a terrible pit and I am still trapped there until TODAY (今日, pronounced KYOU)!!

Jukugo

凶悪(きょうあく)

Heinous! ☆☆☆☆☆
(terrible) + (bad) = 凶悪 ( Heinous!)

atrocious! Heinous! Some Rape of Nanking kind of shit.

大凶(だいきょう)

horrible luck ☆☆☆☆☆
(big) + (terrible) = 大凶 (horrible luck)

horrible luck, an atrocity.

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