わる
Meanings
Adjective (い)
1. ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
Kanji used
idea
ground
bad
Pitch accent
じわる
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Composed of
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
malicious (at heart); spiteful; wicked
Examples (1 in total)
The old man was not as mean as he looked.