The kanji character 邪 primarily conveys the idea of "evil," "wickedness," "wrong," or "incorrect." It often implies something that is harmful, malicious, or morally corrupt. It can also refer to things that are not aligned with what is considered correct or proper.

・On-yomi (音読み): ジャ (ja) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): None commonly used.

⚫︎邪悪 (じゃあく) Translation: Evil; wickedness; malice ⚫︎邪念 (じゃねん) Translation: Evil thought; wicked intention ⚫︎邪道 (じゃどう) Translation: Wrong way; heresy; unfair means

The kanji 邪 is a 形声文字 (keisei moji), a phono-semantic compound. The left side is a component representing "branching or crooked" and the right side is the component representing "self." Initially, it might have suggested something that is not straight or something that deviates from the norm, gradually taking on the meaning of "evil" and "incorrect."