悪 (warui) Kanji Meaning: "Bad" | Learn Kanji with Pictures

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Drawing: A ghost hiding in a dark heart: bad.

悪 means bad

vice, rascal, false, evil

A ghost hiding in a dark heart: bad.

On'yomi

  • アクaku
  • オo

Kun'yomi

  • わる(い)warui
  • わるwaru
  • あ(し)ashi
  • にく(い)nikui
  • ああaa
3 more
  • いずくにizukuni
  • いずくんぞizukunzo
  • にく(む)nikumu

How it's built

  • 亜mask
  • 心heart

Common words

  • 悪あくevil; wickedness
  • 悪いにくいdifficult to ...; hard to ...
  • 悪用あくようabuse; misuse
  • 悪気わるぎill will; malice

Through history

  1. Seal script form of 惡Seal
  2. Today
Written 惡 before Japan's postwar reform.

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