Vocabulary

What does 改悪 (かいあく, kaiaku) mean?

改悪 (かいあく, kaiaku) means change for the worse, a revision that makes things worse.

Quick facts
Reading	かいあく
Romaji	kaiaku
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N1

改悪かいあく

N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkkaiaku

change for the worse, a revision that makes things worse

Example sentences

この規則(きそく)の変更(へんこう)は改悪(かいあく)だと批判(ひはん)された。
This change to the regulation was criticized as a change for the worse.
増税(ぞうぜい)は国民(こくみん)にとって改悪(かいあく)にほかならない。
A tax increase is nothing but a change for the worse for the people.