悪
あく
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
JLPT N1 Common word
Meanings
Noun
evil; wickedness- (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
- wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad guy
- bad child; naughty child; brat
Noun, prefix
bad thing; mischief
All 6 meanings
Prenominal
excessive; unrestrained; overindulgent
Example sentences
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Deliver us from evil.
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They say the gods smite evil with thunderbolts.
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He has taken on bad ways.
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Render good for evil.
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He led a life of vice.
More examples (10)
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Evil sometimes wins.
ばつが悪いったらありゃしない。
How embarrassing!
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He condemned racial discrimination as evil.
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Competition is neither good nor evil in itself.
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He was charmed against all evil.
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It is "doubt" that turns good into bad.
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Xunxi argued that human nature is evil.
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Believing in God is not evil in itself.
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Evil is easy, and has infinite forms.
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Marriage, if one will face the truth, is an evil, but a necessary evil.