Kanji

悪

bad, vice, rascal, false, evil, wrong

Kanji

Grade

Grade 3

Strokes

11 strokes

Radical

心部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

アク, オ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

わるい, わる-, あし, にくい, -にくい, ああ, いずくに, いずくんぞ, にくむ

Common Readings

アク, オ, わる…い

Example sentences

気分が悪い

I feel sick.

顔色が悪いけど、どうしたの？

You look pale, what's wrong?

最悪の場合、試合は中止になるだろう。

In the worst-case scenario, the match will be cancelled.

最悪の事態を想定して準備する。

Prepare assuming the worst-case scenario.

その男は悪魔に魂を売った

That man sold his soul to the devil.

悪魔のような蜂目豺声の男が現れた

A man with cruel eyes and voice like a demon appeared.

その虫は見た目がとても気持ち悪い。

That bug looks very disgusting.

ダイエット中なのにケーキを食べてしまい、罪悪感を感じた。

Even though I'm on a diet, I ended up eating cake and felt guilty.

彼は罪悪感に苛まれている。

He is tormented by guilt.

彼にそんなに意地悪をしないで。

Don't be so mean to him.

Example Vocabulary

気持ち悪い

きもちわるい

disgusting; gross; nauseating; feeling sick

罪悪感

ざいあくかん

guilt; guilty conscience; sense of guilt

悪くなる

わるくなる

to get worse; to deteriorate; to go bad

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悪

Kanji

Example sentences

Example Vocabulary

悪い

最悪

悪魔

気持ち悪い

罪悪感

意地悪

悪意

悪くなる

悪

悪夢

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