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悪い

わるい

warui

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わる

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bad; poor; undesirable — 悪い
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悪
い
わる

warui

Common
Relative commonness of this word, based on various sources (incl. newspapers)
Common
JLPT N5
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N5
Genki Ch. 12
Appears in chapter 12 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 12
Adj.
Adjective (keiyoushi)
Adj.
Kumadex Intro Vocab eBook
Appears in the "Kumadex Introductory Japanese Vocab" eBook
Kumadex Intro Vocab eBook

  1. bad; poor; undesirable

    EXAMPLE
    後味(あとあじ)が悪(わる)い。
    It leaves a bad aftertaste.

  2. poor (quality); inferior; insufficient

    EXAMPLE
    私(わたし)のステレオはあなたのより音質(おんしつ)が悪(わる)い。
    My stereo set is inferior to yours in sound quality.

  3. evil; sinful

    EXAMPLE
    悪(わる)いことはすぐ覚(おぼ)える。
    That which is evil is soon learned.

  4. ugly; not beautiful

    EXAMPLE
    建物(たてもの)は落書(らくが)きだらけで見(み)た目(め)が悪(わる)い。
    The graffiti-covered building is ugly to look at.

  5. at fault; to blame; in the wrong

    EXAMPLE
    私(わたし)が悪(わる)いんです。
    I am to blame.

  6. bad (at doing something)

  7. unprofitable; unbeneficial

What does 悪い mean in English?

  1. bad; poor; undesirable(adj-i)
  2. poor (quality); inferior; insufficient(adj-i)
  3. evil; sinful(adj-i)
  4. ugly; not beautiful(adj-i)
  5. at fault; to blame; in the wrong(adj-i)
  6. bad (at doing something)(adj-i)
  7. unprofitable; unbeneficial(adj-i)
  8. sorry; (my) bad; unforgivable(int, adj-i)

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悪い (warui)