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Kanji Detail for 惡 - "bad, ugly"

惡

  • Meaning

    惡 means "bad, ugly." Also associated with to hate.

    1. Bad - Not good; evil.

    2. Evil - Wicked; malicious.

    3. Hate - To dislike intensely.

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    • Verified meaning: bad, ugly
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Also carries these associations: to hate
    • Traditionally considered inauspicious in names — Japanese readers may find it an unlucky choice. Check the meanings above carefully before using it on skin.

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

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  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    bad; evil

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    evil, wicked, bad, foul

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    used in 惡心|恶心[e3 xin1]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    bad, evil, wicked; to hate, to loathe; foul, nauseating

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Not good. Intentional wrongdoing is 惡; unintentional wrongdoing is 過 (error). | All that is not good is called 惡. Such as 色惡, 臭惡. Ugly appearance is 惡相. | To hate. Such as hateful being 可惡. | Shame. (Mencius) "The heart of shame." | How? (Mencius) "Where does he reside?" | An exclamation. (Mencius) "What! What words are these?"

  • Onyomi

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    aku(アク) アク

    o(オ) オ

  • Kunyomi

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    aa(ああ) ああ

    ashi(あし) あし

    izuku.nzo(いずく-んぞ) いずく-んぞ

    izukuni(いずくに) いずくに

    niku.mu(にく-む) にく-む

    nikui(にく-い) にく-い

    waru.i(わる-い) わる-い

  • Strokes

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    12 strokes

  • Radical

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    心 忄 (kokoro・shitagokoro・risshimben)

  • Related Keywords

    bad to hate ugly evil wicked careless dislike poor atrocious corrupt depraved heinous immoral malevolent malicious nefarious sinister vicious vile wrong

Sentences including 惡

  • For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.

  • For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

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