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    2. Kanji Vocab
    3. 悪い

    悪い

    悪わるい​

    bad

    N5KMT10News #48+1CoreEmotions & PsychologyAmbiguous glossKanji Vocab13 strokes

    惡い

    わるい

    Adjective

    1.
    bad, poor, undesirable
    2.
    poor (quality), inferior, insufficient
    3.
    evil, sinful
    4.
    ugly, not beautiful
    5.
    at fault, to blame, in the wrong
    6.
    bad (at doing something)
    7.
    unprofitable, unbeneficial

    Interjection, Adjective

    8.
    sorry, (my) bad, unforgivable

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    私わたしが悪わるかったです。本ほん当とうにごめんなさい。

    It was my fault. I'm truly sorry.

    KMT4Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    悪わるいニュースを聞きいて、彼かの女じょはとても悲かなしみました。

    Hearing the bad news, she became very sad.

    KMT5Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    悪わるいことをすると、心こころに負ふ担たんがかかります。

    Doing bad things puts a burden on one's heart.

    KMT6Emotions & PsychologyCore Concepts
    彼かれの態たい度どはあまり良よくない。

    His attitude is not very good.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    悪わるい予よ感かんがして、彼かの女じょは不ふ安あんになった。

    She had a bad feeling and became anxious.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    悪
    わる.い・わる-・あ.し・にく.い・-にく.い・ああ…(5)
    bad・vice・rascal・false・evil…(1)
    Kanji
    い
    i
    Kana
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