あく
Meanings
Adjective (の)
Noun
1. ill will; spite; evil intention; malice
2. bad meaning
Noun
Law
3. mala fides; bad faith; criminal intent to deceive
4. malice
Kanji used
bad
idea
Pitch accent
くい
Top 4000
Composed of
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
feelings; thoughts; meaning
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
Examples (2 in total)
She didn't do it out of malice.
Ben spread a rumor about me out of malice.