悪 — bad, vice, rascal
わるい
悪
bad
わるい
U+60AA
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #530
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #1951
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Remember 悪
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Meanings
- bad
- vice
- rascal
- false
- evil
- wrong
Readings
- On'yomi
- あく aku お o
- Kun'yomi
- わる waru あ a にく niku ああ aa いずくに izukuni いずくんぞ izukunzo
word
わる waru Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
あく aku On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
お o On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
あ a Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
にく niku Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Words by frequency and grade
41 wordsEach dot is a word containing 悪: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 17 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.