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What does 悪 (あく, aku) mean?

悪 (あく, aku) means evil, wrongdoing.

Quick facts
Readingあく
Romajiaku
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
あく
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonaku

evil, wrongdoing

  1. 1noun evil; wickedness
  2. 2noun (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy

Example sentences

  • Evil must not be forgiven.

  • He ended up going down a bad path.

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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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