# 悪 bad

亜 (sub-) + (bottomheart)
★★★★★
11 strokes

## Onyomi

AKU | You can remember the Onyomi because the Japanese word for "demon" is AKUma!

## Mnemonic

| A heart that is sub-normal is bad.

## Kunyomi

( が ) わる*い | bad ★★★★★

## Jukugo

気持ち悪い(きもちわるい) | pathetic / gross ★★★★☆ 気 (mood) + 持 (hold) + 悪 (bad) = 気持ち悪い (pathetic / gross) has two meanings: If you say it about yourself, it means you feel terrible. If you say it about someone/thing else, it means,"That's gross and pathetic."
最悪(さいあく) のXXX | the worst XXX EVAR. ★★★☆☆ 最 (most) + 悪 (bad) = 最悪 (the worst XXX EVAR.)
悪人(あくにん) | (say hi to) the Bad Guy ★★★☆☆ 悪 (bad) + 人 (person) = 悪人 ((say hi to) the Bad Guy )
悪口(わるぐち) | talking shit about someone. ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN 悪 (bad) + 口 (mouth) = 悪口 (talking shit about someone.)

## Synonyms

cunning, crafty 悪知恵 悪賢い
dangerous 険悪 物騒 うさんくさい 気味悪い 危ない 意地汚い
feeble 軟弱 よわい か細い 衰弱 枯れる 衰 悪化する 廃れる
ghost, monster 幽霊 妖怪 おばけ 悪霊
ugly 醜い 醜悪 気色悪い おぞましい
worst 最悪な 最低の