さいあく
Meanings
Adjective (な)
Adjective (の)
Noun
1. worst
Adjective (な)
Interjection
Colloquialism
2. horrible; horrid; awful; terrible
Adverb
Colloquialism
3. in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
Kanji used
utmost
bad
Pitch accent
いあく
Top 1800
Composed of
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
Used in vocabulary (8 in total)
worst; worst-case (scenario)
worst of the worst; despicable; extremely bad
worst-ever; history's worst
worst ... of one's life
record low; worst ever
worst period of time
at the worst time; at worst; at the worst level
Examples (15 in total)
The situation is horrible.
I am prepared for the worst.
What's the worst case scenario?