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今日の漢字
Grade 3JLPT N4

bad, vice, rascal, false, evil, wrong

11 strokes · frequency rank #530

On
アク、オ
Kun
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

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Common words

  1. あっかdeterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation1
    • The weather was getting worse and worse as the day went on.

    • Is it getting worse?

    • His condition changed for the worse.

  2. あくevil; wickedness2
    • Any virtuous idea can be vicious in itself.

    • Deliver us from evil.

    • They say the gods smite evil with thunderbolts.

  3. さいあくworst3
    • We are prepared for the worst.

    • I am prepared for the worst.

    • It is necessary that we should prepare for the worst.

  4. あくしつmalicious; vicious; malignant; underhanded4
    • Bad drivers should have their licenses taken away from them.

    • Beware of 'One Ring' malicious nuisance calls!!

    • Please exercise every caution against cowboy salesmen of water purifiers and fraudulent-test sales.

  5. あくまdevil; demon; fiend5
    • Devils are hiding among the rocks.

    • He is a devil in human shape.

    • The man sold his soul to the devil.

  6. きょうあくatrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal6
    • These days when I hear about these horrible incidents on the news I get the feeling that more and more young people are losing their ability to distinguish between real and virtual worlds.

  7. れつあくpoor (quality, conditions, etc.); bad; inferior; poor-quality7
    • For that reason, temporary workers are working under inferior conditions.

    • Of course, they are suffering from terrible working conditions such as low wages and arbitrary layoffs, as well as from various forms of discrimination.

  8. ぜんあくright and wrong; good and evil8
    • A baby does not know good or evil.

    • A man is known by the company he keeps.

    • He cannot tell right from wrong.

  9. けんおdisgust; hate; repugnance; loathing9
    • Bad treatment fanned his dislike to hate.

    • The judge made no bones about his disgust with the accused's actions and handed down the severest sentence possible.

  10. わるいbad; poor; undesirable10
    • This isn't an unappealing proposition, is it?

    • I really shouldn't ask, but could you go get some tofu for me?

    • The graffiti-covered building is ugly to look at.

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