悪

Bad

WaniKani level 12 JLPT N4 Joyo grade 3Top 500-1,000 · #53011 strokes

Meanings

Bad, Vice, Rascal, False, Evil, Wrong

On'yomi

あく、お

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

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

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

悪 is written in 11 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

悪 (Bad) is taught on WaniKani at level 12 and appears in the JLPT N4 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 3 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #530 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 11 strokes.

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Words using 悪

悪あくevil 悪いわるいbad 悪さわるさbadness 悪しからずあしからずdon't get me wrong, but ...悪意あくいill will 悪影響あくえいきょうbad influence 悪化あっかdeterioration 悪寒おかんchill 悪気わるぎill will 悪戯いたずらmischief 悪賢いわるがしこいcunning 悪事あくじevil deed 悪質あくしつmalicious 悪者わるものbad guy 悪臭あくしゅうbad smell 悪循環あくじゅんかんvicious circle

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