This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: アク、オ、わる.い、わる-、あ.し、にく.い、-にく.い、ああ、いずくに、いずくんぞ、にく.む
Romaji: aku, o, waru.i, waru-, a.shi, niku.i, -niku.i, aa, izukuni, izukunzo, niku.mu
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Romaji

Meanings

bad, vice, rascal, false, evil, wrong

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  1
Frequency:  530
Grade:  3
Skip Pattern:  2-7-4
Korean Reading:  o
Chinese Reading:  wu4
Unicode:  60aa
JIS:  302D

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2745
Nelson Index: 62
New Nelson Index: 1873
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4k7.17
Four Corner Index: 1033.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 222
Gakken Index: 504
Japanese Names Index: 1483A
Daikanwanjiten Index: 10717
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.1065
Remembering the kanji Index: 1810
Busy People Index: 3.14
Kanji Way Index: 295
Kanji Flashcards Index: 175
Kodansha Compact Index: 785
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 241
Kanji in Context Index: 114
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1758
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2393
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1828
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1951
Essential Kanji Index: 804
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3413
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3258
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 152
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 369

Words

(わる)
bad thing; bad person
悪い (わるい)
bad; poor; inferior; evil; sinful; unprofitable; unbeneficial; at fault; to blame; in the wrong; sorry
悪化 (あっか)
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
悪役 (あくやく)
villain; baddie; the villain's part
悪人 (あくにん)
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
(あく)
evil; wickedness
悪魔 (あくま)
devil; demon; fiend; Satan; evil spirit
最悪 (さいあく)
the worst
悪夢 (あくむ)
nightmare; bad dream
嫌悪 (けんお)
disgust; hate; repugnance
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