Moto 悪: Bad; Vice; RascalKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- アク、オ
- Kun'yomi
- 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)
- Level
- JLPT N4Jōyō, grade 3
- Words
- 550 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (アク・オ)
- 悪化あっか(suffer) deterioration; growing worse
- 悪あくevil; wickedness
- 最悪さいあくworst
- 悪質あくしつmalicious; vicious
- 悪魔あくまdevil; demon
- 悪夢あくむnightmare; bad dream
- 悪循環あくじゅんかんvicious circle; vicious cycle
- 凶悪きょうあくatrocious; fiendish
- 憎悪ぞうおhatred; abhorrence
- 悪天候あくてんこうbad weather
- 悪役あくやくvillain; baddie
- 険悪けんあくdangerous; perilous
- 劣悪れつあくinferior; coarse
- 悪性あくせいmalignant (cancer); virulent
- 悪臭あくしゅうstink; bad odor
- 嫌悪けんおdisgust; hate
- 悪徳あくとくvice; immorality
- 悪人あくにんbad person; villain
- 勧善懲悪かんぜんちょうあくrewarding good and punishing evil; poetic justice
- 善悪ぜんあくgood and evil
- 嫌悪感けんおかんunpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
- 害悪がいあくharm; injury
- 巨悪きょあくgreat evil
- 悪事あくじevil deed; wrongdoing
- 悪党あくとうscoundrel; rascal
- 悪名高いあくめいたかいinfamous; notorious
- 悪女あくじょwicked woman
- 悪寒おかんchill; shakes
- 悪弊あくへいvice; abuse
- 悪影響あくえいきょうbad influence; negative influence
- 悪意あくいill will; spite
- 悪態あくたいabusive language
- 悪戦苦闘あくせんくとうhard fighting; hard struggle
- 悪政あくせいmisgovernment; misrule
- 悪条件あくじょうけんunfavorable conditions; unfavourable conditions
- 悪法あくほうbad law
- 悪玉あくたまbad character; bad person
- 悪用あくようabuse; misuse
- 悪童あくどうbad boy; naughty child
- 悪習あくしゅうbad habit; bad custom
- 悪評あくひょうbad reputation; infamy
- 悪路あくろbad road
- 悪霊あくりょうevil spirit
- 改悪かいあくdeterioration; changing for the worse
- 極悪ごくあくheinous
- 粗悪そあくcoarse; crude
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 悪さわるさbadness; mean mischief
- 悪口わるぐちslander; bad-mouthing
- きまり悪いきまりわるいfeeling awkward; being ashamed
- 善し悪しよしあしright or wrong; good or bad
- 悪いわるいbad; poor
- 悪しからずあしからずdon't get me wrong, but ...; I'm sorry
- 悪ふざけわるふざけprank; practical joke
- 悪気わるぎill will; malice
- 悪知恵わるぢえcraft; cunning
- 悪者わるものbad guy; villain
- 悪賢いわるがしこいcunning; crafty
- 意地悪いじわるmalicious; ill-tempered
- 気持ち悪いきもちわるいbad feeling; feeling bad
Other readings
- 悪戯いたずらmischief; prank
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Kanji that often appear with 悪
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