Skip to content
悪

Kanji 悪: meaning "bad, evil", readings, stroke order

The kanji 悪 means "bad, evil". On'yomi: アク、オ; kun'yomi: わるい. JLPT N4 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
bad, evil
On'yomi
アクオ
Kun'yomi
わるい
Strokes
11
Level
JLPT N4
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
惡 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.

Words with 悪

  • 悪い わるい — Bad
  • 意地悪 いじわる — Mean / nasty
  • 悪魔 あくま — devil, demon, evil spirit
  • 悪口 わるくち — abuse, insult
  • 改悪 かいあく — deterioration, changing for the worse
  • 悪しからず あしからず — don't take me wrong, but..., I'm sorry
  • 悪化 あっか — deterioration, worsen
  • 悪者 わるもの — bad fellow, rascal
  • 善し悪し よしあし — good or bad, merits or demerits, quality

Stroke order · 11 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Remember them for good

Quizzes, writing, listening and spaced reviews: KanaLearn has you review each word at the right time. Free, no ads.

Start for free