あくいん
Meanings
Noun
Buddhist
1. root of evil; bad cause
Pitch accent
くいん
Composed of
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
cause; factor; hetu (direct cause, esp. as opposed to indirect conditions); the basis of one's argument (in hetuvidya)
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
sow evil and reap evil; evil acts bring evil outcomes