Vocabulary

What does 悪者 (わるもの, warumono) mean?

悪者 (わるもの, warumono) means villain, bad guy.

Quick facts
Readingわるもの
Romajiwarumono
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
わるもの
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonwarumono

villain, bad guy

  1. 1noun bad guy; villain; evildoer

Example sentences

  • He's always the one made out to be the villain.

  • The villain of this story is a sorcerer.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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