悪あく
Meanings
Noun
1. evil; wickedness
2. (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
Kanji used
bad
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (152 in total)
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
wicked; evil
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
scoundrel; rascal; villain
evil spirit
villain; baddie; the villain's part
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
vice; immorality; corruption
abusive language
bad smell; foul smell; offensive odor; stench; stink
abuse; misuse; perversion
wicked woman; ugly woman
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
right and wrong; good and evil
bad influence; negative influence
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
ill-natured; inconstancy
crime; sin; vice
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
bad habit; vice
eating strange food; eating bizarre things; simple diet; plain food; eating meat (thus breaking Buddhist rules)
eating strange food; eating bizarre things; simple diet; plain food; eating meat (thus breaking Buddhist rules)
harm; injury; evil (influence)
poor (quality, conditions, etc.); bad; inferior; poor-quality
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
demonic; devilish; satanic; diabolic
vicious circle; vicious cycle
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
malignant (cancer); virulent; pernicious (anemia, anaemia)
coarse; crude; inferior
to affect adversely; to have a negative influence (on)
atrocity; (arch.) treason
misgovernment; misrule; bad government
evil thought; malicious motive
good and evil
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
unfavorable conditions; unfavourable conditions
bad karma; sinful deed; evil deed
evil destiny or connection; unfortunate love
changing (something) for the worse; disimprovement; deterioration
vulgar; coarse; lowbrow
pretense of evil; pretence of evil
bad character; bad person; villain; baddie
various evils; every kind of evil; all evils
evil countenance
bad law; (arch.) evil ways; (arch.) evil way of doing things
ill feeling; ill will; antipathy; animosity
to be steeped in vice
past misdeeds; old crimes
poor handwriting
hard fighting; close contest
the wrong hands; hands of evil
rowdiness; rowdy (person or event)
dangerous area; perilous road; red-light district; house of ill repute; brothel
corrupt practice; evil practice; bad custom; abuse; evil ways
making a show of one's faults
bad weather
uncomplimentary remarks; slander
evil thought; malicious motive; spite
vice; bad manners; evil customs; storm; raging winds
savage; ferocious; atrocious
atrocity; outrage; heinousness
dissolute priest; depraved monk; ferocious warrior monk
bad example; bad precedent
bad disease; malignant disease
rascal; scoundrel; villain
Axis of Evil (Iran, Iraq and North Korea)
wickedness; wicked person
unlucky day
worsening; deterioration; exacerbation; aggravation (of a disease)
ill-gotten money; bad coin
root of evil; bad cause
harmful book
wrong course; evil course
bad style; poor writing
the world of hungry spirits and the world of animals; three evil worlds hell; three evils (prostitution, drugs and venereal diseases)
to punish the wicked
deterioration; change for the worse
plot; trick; evil scheme
handsome villain
bad habit; evil practices
impure blood
negative campaign; smear campaign; malicious propaganda
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
abusive language
to do mischief; to use abusive language
the ten abominations (the ten most grievous offenses under traditional Chinese law); the ten evil deeds
wickedness; wicked person
karmic retribution
cachexia; wasting syndrome
poor policy; poor plan
accumulation of bad deeds; accumulated sins
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
villain's part; bad shape (shogi, othello)
villain's part; bad shape (shogi, othello)
adverse stock market factor; bearish market factor; negative factor
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
evil nature; licentiousness; lewdness
inhuman; wicked; evil
misguided equality; misconceived equality; leaning over backwards to be impartial
bad translation
the five sins (murder, theft, adultery, falsehood, and alcohol)
to lead astray; to lure a person to evil ways
bad friend (who leads one away from Buddhism)
head gangster
wicked woman
right and wrong
bad throw; wild throw; throwing error
radical evil (in Kantianism)
to be inclined to evil
genius for evil
villain's part; bad shape (shogi, othello)
wild horse; unmanageable horse
great sinners make great saints (after repenting)
cheap liquor
poor (tasting); low quality; bad situation
bad throw; wild throw
undrinkable water
drain for industrial waste and sewage
old evils; evils committed in a previous existence
shabby clothes
Les Fleurs du mal
evil tongue; gossip
don't hasten into action when you have doubts
practical joke; bad joke
malignant or virulent disease
irrational tax
skid row; underworld
Examples (2 in total)
Evil is easy, and has infinite forms.
The allies defeated the evil empire in the fierce battle.