wicked, injustice, wrong
邪 centers on moral crookedness: something wicked, unjust, or fundamentally wrong. The meanings all point to a departure from what is right or fair.
邪 combines 牙 (fang, tusk) with ⻏ (a variant of 邑, meaning settlement or place). The exact historical development is uncertain, but the combination likely expressed a sense of something twisted or morally crooked, possibly through the image of a fang-like deviation from the norm.
Picture a fang (牙) growing crookedly out of a village (⻏) — a twisted, wicked thing that corrupts the straight order of the settlement.
For ジャ, imagine a wicked judge (ジャッジ, jajji) in the village, handing down unjust rulings: judge -> ジャ, and the crooked fang represents the injustice.
hindrance; obstacle; nuisance; disturbance; interruption; interference
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
wicked; evil
wicked; evil; wrong; bad
innocent; simple-minded
evil god
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method
hindrance; intrusion
malice; ill will
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
perversity; perverse person; contrary person; contrarian
Yamataikoku; historical Japanese state thought to have existed during the late Yayoi period
heretical religion; damaging religion; heresy
distrust; unjust suspicion
wicked thought; wicked mind
wicked heart; evil design
catching a cold; person with a cold
right and wrong; right or wrong
lewdness
crushing evil; destroying heresy