あく
Meanings
Noun
1. evil; wickedness
2. (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
Kanji used
bad
Pitch accent
Top 4000
Used in vocabulary (146 in total)
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
Examples (2 in total)
Evil is easy, and has infinite forms.
The allies defeated the evil empire in the fierce battle.