悪 (あく) — evil, wickedness, bad

悪あく evil

Frequency #2157 Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common. Grade 3 1 character noun

aku

あく

Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low. あく[1] atamadaka 頭高

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Meanings

evil
wickedness
bad

Explained in simple Japanese

人(ひと)をこまらせる、よくないこと。

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Kanji UsedColors show the reading used in this word: blue = on’yomi (Chinese-derived), green = kun’yomi (native Japanese), purple = nanori (name readings), amber = jukujikun (whole-word readings). Uncolored tiles have no identified reading type.

あく悪 bad

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Words with 悪 (24)

悪(わる)い warui bad 最(さい)悪(あく) saiaku worst 悪(あっ)化(か) akka deterioration 悪(あく)魔(ま) akuma devil 悪(あく)意(い) akui malice 嫌(けん)悪(お) keno disgust 悪(あく)質(しつ) akushitsu malicious 悪(あく)影(えい)響(きょう) akueikyou bad influence

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Meanings

Explained in simple Japanese

Kanji UsedColors show the reading used in this word: blue = on’yomi (Chinese-derived), green = kun’yomi (native Japanese), purple = nanori (name readings), amber = jukujikun (whole-word readings). Uncolored tiles have no identified reading type.

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Words with 悪 (24)

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