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KanjiN4Grade 3 · 小311 strokesRadical 心

悪 · bad, vice

悪 is a kanji meaning bad, vice, rascal, false. It has 11 strokes and is on the JLPT N4 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • アクaku
  • オo

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • わるいwarui
  • わる-waru-
  • あしashi
  • にくいnikui
  • -にくい-nikui
  • ああā
  • いずくにizukuni
  • いずくんぞizukunzo
  • にくむnikumu

Practise the N4 kanji

In 第10巻 JLPT N4, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 悪 · 10 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 悪
WordReadingMeaningLevel
悪いわるいbad, sinful; inferiorN5
悪魔あくまdevil, demon, evil spiritN3
意地悪いじわるmalicious, mean, unkindN3
悪口わるくちabuse, insultN3
悪あくevil, viceN3
改悪かいあくdeterioration, changing for the worseN1
Show all 10 words
More words that use 悪
WordReadingMeaningLevel
悪しからずあしからずdon't take me wrong, but..., I'm sorryN1
悪化あっかdeterioration, worsenN1
悪者わるものbad fellow, rascalN1
善し悪しよしあしgood or bad, merits or demerits, qualityN1

Example sentence

体に悪いよ。

からだにわるいよ

It's not healthy for you.

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #138013 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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