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悪
Bad, Evil
わる(い) (warui)
JLPT N4
Interesting Fact
👹 Every New Year's season in Akita Prefecture, fearsome masked figures called Namahage visit homes asking, "Are there any lazy children here?" Although they look like terrifying demons, their purpose is actually to encourage good behavior, hard work, and health in the coming year.
Memory Trick
🖤 A heart(心) locked behind prison bars after thinking evil.
Readings
Onyomi: アク (aku), オ (o)
Kunyomi: わる(い) (warui)
Example Words
悪い
わるい (warui)
Bad
悪者
わるもの (warumono)
Villain
最悪
さいあく (saiaku)
The worst
悪口
わるぐち (waruguchi)
Insult, bad-mouthing
Example Sentence
今日は 天気が 悪いです。
きょうは てんきが わるいです。
kyou wa tenki ga warui desu
The weather is bad today.