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
wicked; evil
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
villain; baddie; the villain's part
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
scoundrel; rascal; villain
evil spirit
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
vice; immorality; corruption
stink; bad odor; bad odour; stench
abusive language
abuse; misuse; perversion
good and evil
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
bad influence; negative influence
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
wicked woman; ugly woman
ill-natured; inconstancy
crime; sin; vice
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
bad habit; vice
eating strange food; eating bizarre things; simple diet; plain food; eating meat (thus breaking Buddhist rules)
eating strange food; eating bizarre things; simple diet; plain food; eating meat (thus breaking Buddhist rules)
inferior; coarse; poor quality; inadequate; deteriorated
harm; injury; evil (influence)
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
vicious circle; vicious cycle
malignant (cancer); virulent; pernicious (anemia, anaemia)
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
coarse; crude; inferior
to affect adversely; to have a negative influence (on)
misgovernment; misrule; bad government
atrocity; (arch.) treason
good and evil
evil thought; malicious motive
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
unfavorable conditions; unfavourable conditions
making a show of one's faults
bad karma; sinful deed; evil deed
deterioration; changing for the worse
worldliness; vulgarity; coarseness
bad character; bad person; villain; baddie
pretense of evil; pretence of evil
various evils; every kind of evil; all evils
evil countenance
evil destiny or connection; unfortunate love
bad law; (arch.) evil ways; (arch.) evil way of doing things
ill feeling; ill will; antipathy; animosity
to steeped in vice
hard fighting; close contest
poor handwriting
past misdeeds; old crimes
the wrong hands; hands of evil
vice; abuse; evil
rowdiness; rowdy (person or event)
dangerous area; perilous road; red-light district; house of ill repute; brothel
uncomplimentary remarks; slander
bad weather
vice; bad manners; evil customs; storm; raging winds
evil thought; malicious motive; spite
savage; ferocious; atrocious
atrocity; outrage; heinousness
dissolute priest; depraved monk; ferocious warrior monk
bad example; bad precedent
bad disease; malignant disease
rascal; scoundrel; villain
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
wickedness; wicked person
ill-gotten money; bad coin
unlucky day
Axis of Evil (Iran, Iraq and North Korea)
root of evil; bad cause
wrong course; evil course
harmful book
the world of hungry spirits and the world of animals; three evil worlds hell; three evils (prostitution, drugs and venereal diseases)
bad style; poor writing
to punish the wicked
handsome villain
bad habit; evil practices
plot; trick; evil scheme
impure blood
the ten abominations (the ten most grievous offenses under traditional Chinese law); the ten evil deeds
to do mischief; to use abusive language
karmic retribution
cachexia; cachexy; wasting syndrome
wickedness; wicked person
poor policy; poor plan
many sins; long-standing evils
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
villain's part; bad shape (shogi, othello)
villain's part; bad shape (shogi, othello)
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
misguided equality; misconceived equality; leaning over backwards to be impartial
adverse stock market factor; bearish market factor; negative factor
inhuman; wicked; evil
the five sins (murder, theft, adultery, falsehood, and alcohol)
to lead astray; to lure a person to evil ways
bad friend (who leads one away from Buddhism)
bad translation
wicked woman
right and wrong
radical evil (in Kantian philosophy)
head gangster
genius for evil
villain's part; bad shape (shogi, othello)
wild horse; unmanageable horse
evil nature; licentiousness; lewdness
great sinners make great saints (after repenting)
to be inclined to evil
poor (tasting); low quality; bad situation
malignant or virulent disease
undrinkable water
old evils; evils committed in a previous existence
shabby clothes
cheap liquor
evil tongue; gossip
don't hasten into action when you have doubts
practical joke; bad joke
irrational tax
skid row; underworld
Examples (2 in total)
Evil is easy, and has infinite forms.
The allies defeated the evil empire in the fierce battle.