Keyword
bad
Info
FrequencyTop 100
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
?
Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 8
Heisig1951
Old form
Readings
わる
(62%)
あく
(31%)
(3%)
あっ
(2%)
Composed of
Asia
heart
Mnemonic

The heart of Asia is apparently in Afghanistan, where a lot of bad things are happening. War. Poverty. Terrorism. Corruption.

Used in vocabulary (567 in total)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
feelings of guilt
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
nightmare; bad dream
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
feel sick; feel unwell
ill will; malice; evil intent
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
wicked; evil
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
villain; baddie; the villain's part
scoundrel; rascal; villain
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
chill; shakes; ague
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
looking pale; looking unwell
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
on bad terms; at loggerheads
worst; worst-case (scenario)
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
abuse; misuse; perversion
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
badness; evilness; bad; evil
abusive language
bad habit; bad habits
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
vice; immorality; corruption
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
good and evil
evil spirit; demon; devil
bad influence; negative influence
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
stink; bad odor; bad odour; stench
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
weird; eerie; uncanny
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
weird; disgusting; sickening
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
slow; weak-headed
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
slow; weak-headed; dumb
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
wicked woman; ugly woman
useless resistance; vain struggle
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
ill-natured; inconstancy
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
crime; sin; vice
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
bad habit; vice
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
disgusting; creepy
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
inferior; coarse; poor quality; inadequate; deteriorated
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
harm; injury; evil (influence)
in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
vicious circle; vicious cycle
undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy
to commit a crime; to do evil
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
rascal; villain; scoundrel; ruffian; crook
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
having poor eyesight
desire to tease; desire to cause mischief
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
malicious; deliberately mean
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
malignant (cancer); virulent; pernicious (anemia, anaemia)
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
worst of the worst; despicable; extremely bad
infamous; notorious
undesirable lover (boyfriend, girlfriend); passion; temper; irritability
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
heinous criminal; vicious criminal
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
to have an uneasy conscience
eating strange food; eating bizarre things; simple diet; plain food; eating meat (thus breaking Buddhist rules)
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
weird; disgusting; sickening
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
coarse; crude; inferior
disadvantageous; long (odds)
out of one's league; facing a too tough opponent; outclassed
inhuman; heinous; atrocious
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to affect adversely; to have a negative influence (on)
embarrassed; ashamed
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
drunken sickness; getting sick from drinking; drunken frenzy; becoming violent or disorderly when drunk
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
(having) bad marks or results (e.g. in school); of poor quality or workmanship
I'm telling you this for your own good; here's some friendly advice
bad boy; naughty child; brat
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
hard to deal with; hard to handle; difficult; trying; intractable; incorrigible
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
inferior goods; faulty item
embarrassed; ashamed
difficult to get into; not be easily influenced into joining some mood or activity
calmly; with good grace
great evil; scum of the earth; monster; fiend
misgovernment; misrule; bad government
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
of bad omen; ill augur; boding evil; bad fortune
likes and dislikes
embarrassed; ashamed
atrocious crime; heinous crime
in bad taste; problematic; of poor character
atrocity; (arch.) treason
worst-ever; history's worst
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
heinous; treacherous; atrocious; diabolic; fiendish; inhuman
good and evil
unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill
hitting a dangerous (harmful) spot (e.g. hitting one's head)
to give off a stench; to stink
curse; vilification
tossing and turning while asleep
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
to act tough; to act bad; to act worse than one really is
evil thought; malicious motive
embarrassed; ashamed
to feel sick; to be nauseated
useless resistance; vain struggle
ominous; ill-omened; inauspicious; unlucky; sinister
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
to hate; to detest
disliking people similar to oneself
unfavorable conditions; unfavourable conditions
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
rewarding good and punishing evil; poetic justice
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
don't get me wrong, but ...; I'm sorry
bad habit; bad custom; evil practice; vice
bad karma; sinful deed; evil deed
making a show of one's faults
ill-bred; poorly brought up
worldliness; vulgarity; coarseness
all kinds of malicious gossip; heaping verbal abuse (on); cursing and swearing (words)
bad habit; bad habits
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill
pretense of evil; pretence of evil
having difficulty falling asleep; unable to get to sleep
devil worship; diabolism; diabolatry; Satanism
deterioration; changing for the worse
probatio diabolica; devil's proof
evil destiny or connection; unfortunate love
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
unskilled; incompetent; poor; bad
to gain a bad reputation; to fall into ill repute
bad law; (arch.) evil ways; (arch.) evil way of doing things
hitting a dangerous (harmful) spot (e.g. hitting one's head)
unfortunately; at a bad time; at an unfortunate moment
various evils; every kind of evil; all evils
scum of the earth; monster; fiend
having difficulty falling asleep; unable to get to sleep
morning sickness; hyperemesis gravidarum
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
having the luck to escape trouble (your behaviour has landed you in)
in bad taste; problematic; of poor character
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
to steeped in vice
disgusting; sickening; revolting; nauseating
bad character; bad person; villain; baddie
wicked ones; bad guys; rascals
having a habit of stealing things; being light-fingered
pale (of complexion); green around the gills; looking unwell
and what is worse; to make matters worse
malicious (at heart); spiteful; wicked
worst ... of one's life
evil countenance
malicious (at heart); spiteful; wicked
distinction between right and wrong; distinction between good and bad
unpopular (with); out of favour (with); badly received
malignant tumor; malignant tumour
poor handwriting
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
rowdiness; rowdy (person or event)
useless resistance; vain struggle
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
past misdeeds; old crimes
vice; abuse; evil
bad for the eyes
the wrong hands; hands of evil
dangerous area; perilous road; red-light district; house of ill repute; brothel
unscrupulous business practices; fraudulent business practices; crooked business practices
to come to one's senses
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
uncomplimentary remarks; slander
disgusting; sickening; revolting; nauseating
having poor eyesight; poorly sighted
disliking people similar to oneself
treacherous; heinous; treasonous; atrocious
ill-natured; twisted; ill-natured person; twisted person
mischief-maker; trickster; (arch.) lascivious person (esp. a loose woman); (arch.) useless fellow; (arch.) mouse; (arch.) rat
vice; bad manners; evil customs; storm; raging winds
I'm telling you this for your own good; here's some friendly advice
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
scribbling; doodling; graffiti
ill feeling; ill will; antipathy; animosity
good or bad; right or wrong; for better or for worse; rightly or wrongly
cynicism (of mankind); belief that human nature is fundamentally evil
unfortunately
evil thought; malicious motive; spite
savage; ferocious; atrocious
record low; worst ever
bad deed; evil deed
baddish; badish
of uneasy conscience
bad example; bad precedent
sick; nauseated; angry; irritated
committing every evil; being given to evil ways; following the path of evil
bad voice; evil speaking
crank call; prank call
dissolute priest; depraved monk; ferocious warrior monk
dense; dim; dull-witted; unsympathetic; slow to understand; slow on the uptake
having poor eyesight
dense; dim; dull-witted; unsympathetic; slow to understand; slow on the uptake
embarrassed; ashamed
atrocity; outrage; heinousness
slightly off; not quite good enough; slightly wild-looking (e.g. fashion)
offensive joke
violent; cruel; fiendish
atrocity; (arch.) treason
wickedness; wicked person
shyster; pettifogger; unscrupulous lawyer; crooked lawyer
hard fighting; close contest
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
dislike; detestation
I'm telling you this for your own good; here's some friendly advice
extreme brutality; atrocity; heinousness; heinous nature
unpopular (with); out of favour (with); badly received
unlucky day
for better or worse; for good or for evil
ill-natured; of mean disposition; malicious; poor-quality; of poor quality
rascal; scoundrel; villain
ill-gotten money; bad coin
Axis of Evil (Iran, Iraq and North Korea)
you get what you pay for; cheap and nasty
root of evil; bad cause
bad disease; malignant disease
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
being apt to make a show of one's faults; penchant for boasting of one's faults; pretending to be worse than one really is
good or bad; merits or demerits; quality; suitability
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
wrong course; evil course
bad style; poor writing
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
failing in one's duty (e.g. to someone)
dim-witted; slow to catch on
stupid brat; mischievous kid; troublemaker
slow to understand; slow-witted
mischievous boy; troublemaker; pesky kids
harmful book
bad money
to punish the wicked
being dealt a bad hand (in mahjong, card games, etc.); poor (handwriting); unscrupulous
thick; dull (blunt); viscous
in bad taste; problematic; of poor character
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
wicked ones; bad guys; rascals
rights and wrongs; the relative merits (of a case); propriety
dim-witted; slow to catch on
handsome villain
satanism; devil worship
bad habit; evil practices
bad results
plot; trick; evil scheme
impure blood
bad weather
good or bad; right or wrong; for better or for worse; rightly or wrongly
sow evil and reap evil; evil acts bring evil outcomes
mean old woman
pathogenic bacteria; bad bacteria; harmful bacteria
difficult to ...; hard to ...
over-sophistication
drunken sickness; getting sick from drinking; drunken frenzy; becoming violent or disorderly when drunk
low class; poor quality
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
unprofitable; disadvantageous; not worth it
the world of hungry spirits and the world of animals; three evil worlds hell; three evils (prostitution, drugs and venereal diseases)
pernicious anemia; pernicious anaemia
nausea; urge to vomit
malignancy; viciousness; underhandedness
the ten abominations (the ten most grievous offenses under traditional Chinese law); the ten evil deeds
malignant disease; virulent disease
regardless of right or wrong; regardless of merit; both good and bad
don't get me wrong, but ...; I'm sorry
easy come, easy go; lightly comes, lightly goes; soon gotten soon spent
to do mischief; to use abusive language
strange; eerie; ominous
hard ball to hit; bad pitch
karmic retribution
poor policy; poor plan
propensity to put oneself in as bad a light as possible; being prone to act bad
wickedness; wicked person
many sins; long-standing evils
to gain a bad reputation; to fall into ill repute
adverse stock market factor; bearish market factor; negative factor
dangerous spot
cachexia; cachexy; wasting syndrome
embarrassed; ashamed
exorcism; praying down evil spirits
good and evil dualism; Manicheanism
LDL cholesterol; low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; bad cholesterol
slow to understand; slow-witted
abuse; insult; slander; evil speaking
fast slipshod work
to insult someone behind their back
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
heinous criminal; vicious criminal
difficult to get into; not be easily influenced into joining some mood or activity
villain's part; bad shape (shogi, othello)
over-sophistication
black sabbath; witches' sabbath
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
unfortunately; at a bad time; at an unfortunate moment
environmental degradation
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
misguided equality; misconceived equality; leaning over backwards to be impartial
inhuman; wicked; evil
when there is a legal tender currency, bad money drives out good money (Gresham's Law)
older and fashionable man (wild-looking, burly, etc.)
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
the five sins (murder, theft, adultery, falsehood, and alcohol)
sexual abuse; molestation
right and wrong; right or wrong
prank; evil pleasures; gambling
to lead astray; to lure a person to evil ways
malignant growth; malignant neoplasm
bad translation
treacherous; heinous; treasonous; atrocious
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
The evil persons are the right object of Amida's salvation; The evil persons have the unique opportunity to go to heaven
punishing evil
wicked woman
difficult to hear; indistinct; hesitating to ask; awkward to ask; unpleasant to hear; painful to listen to
older and fashionable man (wild-looking, burly, etc.)
bad boy; naughty boy
bad friend (who leads one away from Buddhism)
fever following a chill
Good and evil are but two faces of the same coin
unpleasant; (arch.) being mean; (arch.) mean person
bad news traveling fast; ill news spreading like wildfire
hyperemesis gravidarum; HG; severe morning sickness
it is better to be infamous than unknown
easy come, easy go; lightly comes, lightly goes; soon gotten soon spent
right and wrong
distrust; unjust suspicion
worst period of time
radical evil (in Kantian philosophy)
genius for evil
the world of hungry spirits and the world of animals; three evil worlds hell
the world of hungry spirits and the world of animals; three evil worlds hell
to entice a person to do something wrong
a law is a law, however undesirable it may be
great treachery; very atrocious person
head gangster
shame and hatred of evil
perverseness; perverse person
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
poor (tasting); low quality; bad situation
difficult battle
nasty smelling air; noxious gas; evil 'ki'
wild horse; unmanageable horse
scribbling; doodling; graffiti
worst of both worlds
Nihon Ryōiki (Heian period collection of Buddhist stories); An Account of Miracles in Japan; Miraculous Stories from the Japanese Buddhist Tradition
I'm telling you this for your own good; here's some friendly advice
shabby clothes and plain foods
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
great sinners make great saints (after repenting)
to be inclined to evil
evil nature; licentiousness; lewdness
unscrupulous business practices; fraudulent business practices; crooked business practices
lochia; post-natal vaginal discharge
villain's part; bad shape (shogi, othello)
slow to understand; slow-witted
Satanic school
worst of both worlds
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
embarrassed; ashamed
embarrassed; ashamed
hard to read; illegible
offensive joke
badness; mean mischief
over-sophistication
over-sophistication
seeming bad
seeming bad
unprofitable; disadvantageous; not worth it
older and fashionable man (wild-looking, burly, etc.)
older and fashionable man (wild-looking, burly, etc.)
malignant or virulent disease
a law is a law, however undesirable it may be
worst of both worlds
worst of both worlds
Carolina horsenettle (Solanum carolinense)
bad; evil
skid row; underworld
shabby clothes
rompers; play suit
cheap liquor
undrinkable water
irrational tax
evil tongue; gossip
making an excessive fuss; disorderly merrymaking
old evils; evils committed in a previous existence
malignant edema; malignant oedema
A virtuous person does (should) not commit an act that offends his moral principles no matter how hard pressed he may be
suddenly turning for the worse; sudden deterioration
incomparably ruthless; diabolical
a bad wife spells the ruin of her husband; a bad wife means a hundred years of bad luck to her husband
purification to cleanse one of sin
Nihon Ryōiki (Heian period collection of Buddhist stories); An Account of Miracles in Japan; Miraculous Stories from the Japanese Buddhist Tradition
a bad person does not deserve to die in his own bed
doing as much evil as one wants
small low-density lipoprotein; pattern B LDL
supervillain; arch-villain
at the worst time; at worst; at the worst level
after the good comes the bad
practical joke; bad joke
(child in the) terrifying threes
(child in the) terrifying threes
don't hasten into action when you have doubts
bad deeds punish themselves; you reap what you sow
sin tax (excise, etc. on certain goods deemed harmful to society and individuals)
Examples (200 in total)
What's wrong with this?
This isn't a bad thing.
It's not bad.