凶・兇|きょうkyou[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounbad luck; ill fortune; misfortune

• Synonym災いわざわいNeutralNeutral word for concrete calamities that bring suffering, at home in speech and writing alike, as in 「口は災いの元」; more concrete than 「凶」.
• Synonym厄やくWrittenWritten word for misfortune said to strike at particular ages, as in 「厄年」.
• Synonym禍まがWrittenWritten 「禍」 is the same word, stressing the scourge itself; it turns up mostly in written prose.
• Synonym厄難やくなんWrittenRare written word for calamity and misfortune.
• Related惨禍さんかWrittenWritten word for a horrific major disaster, as in 「戦争の惨禍」.
• Related禍害かがいWrittenRare in writing; points to harmful scourges, calamities that wreak damage.
• Antonym吉きちNeutralThe opposite of 「凶」 as an omikuji result: good luck, as in 「大吉」.

Use 「凶」 for bad luck or an unlucky draw, as in 「おみくじで凶が出た」 or 「吉凶」. For concrete calamities that bring suffering, use 「災い」; for misfortune at unlucky ages, 「厄」. The opposite of 「凶」 is 「吉」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. （キョウ）災難さいなん。凶事きょうじ。
2. （キョウ）おみくじなどで悪わるい託宣たくせん。