JLPT N4 · 11 strokes
Kanji 悪: "bad, vice, rascal"
The kanji 悪 means "bad, vice, rascal, false, evil, wrong". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N4, read アク, オ in on'yomi and わる.い, わる-, あ.し, にく.い, -にく.い in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
アクオ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
わる.いわる-あ.しにく.い-にく.い
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | bad, vice, rascal, false, evil, wrong |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N4 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 3 |
| Frequency rank | 530 of 2,501 |
Common words with 悪
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 悪いbad; poor; undesirable · poor (quality); inferior; insufficient
- 最悪worst · horrible; horrid; awful; terrible
- 悪くなるempirer, se détériorer · tourner, s'avarier (aliment)
- 悪魔devil; demon; fiend · Satan; the Devil
- 気持ち悪いdégoûtant, écœurant, répugnant · avoir mal au cœur, se sentir mal
- 悪evil; wickedness · (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
- 悪意ill will; spite; evil intention; malice · bad meaning
- 罪悪感sentiment de culpabilité
- 意地悪malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean
- 悪夢nightmare; bad dream
- 悪化deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation
- 憎悪hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
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