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悪

bad
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingアク、オ
Kun 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
JōyōGrade 3
  1. (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.)
  2. the bad guy

Popular Usage

悪い悪魔意地悪悪日悪化悪口悪戯改悪決まり悪い

Radicals and components

Radical心heartComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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Asia · roman two · mouth (口) · heart (心)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1951

Compound words

悪いわるい
bad; poor; undesirable; poor (quality); inferior
悪魔あくま
devil; demon; fiend; Satan; the Devil
意地悪いじわる
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
悪化あっか
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration
悪戯いたずら
mischief; prank; trick; practical joke; mischievous
悪口わるぐち
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander
悪口あっこう
(verbal) abuse; name-calling; abusive language; insulting remarks
悪さわるさ
badness; mean mischief
悪意あくい
ill will; spite; evil intention; malice; bad meaning
悪寒おかん
chill; shakes; ague
悪気わるぎ
ill will; malice; evil intent
悪事あくじ
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; vice; misfortune
悪質あくしつ
malicious; vicious; malignant; underhanded; shoddy
悪者わるもの
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
悪臭あくしゅう
bad smell; foul smell; offensive odor; stench; stink
悪女あくじょ
wicked woman; ugly woman
悪人あくにん
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
悪性あくせい
malignant (cancer); virulent; pernicious (anemia, anaemia)
悪徳あくとく
vice; immorality; corruption
悪夢あくむ
nightmare; bad dream
悪役あくやく
villain; baddie; the villain's part
悪用あくよう
abuse; misuse; perversion
嫌悪けんお
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
険悪けんあく
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stormy; volatile

Stroke Order

11 strokes

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