► 名詞
悪 [(1)あく] [liter] meaning: bad rank: 1
☆ あの子はもう善悪の区別が付いて良い年だ ⇨ The kid is old enough to know the difference between good and bad (☛ Moral bad)
悪 [(1)あく] [liter] meaning: evil rank: 1
☆ 悪の帝国 ⇨ An evil empire
悪 [(1)わる] [coll] meaning: bad person rank: 2
☆ あいつは若い頃はワルだった ⇨ He was bad when he was young (☛ Usually a young delinquent, not to the level of serious criminals)
More examples:
- 彼女は人の悪口を言うのが好きだ ⇨ She loves to speak ill of others
- 彼は悪の帝王の野望を挫いた ⇨ He defeated, quashed, the ambition of the evil emperor
- 悪天候で飛行機に若干遅れが出ている ⇨ There are some delays on flights due to the bad weather
- ごめん、悪気はなかった ⇨ Sorry, I didn’t have any bad intention, mean any harm
- 悪くすると命取りになるかもしれない ⇨ In the worst case, it can be fatal
- 悪天候で飛行機の発着が出来なくなった ⇨ Planes haven’t been able to take off or land due to the bad weather
- 彼等は悪口を言い合っている ⇨ They are cursing at each other
- 神主が悪霊が退散するよう祈祷した ⇨ A priest prayed for evil spirit to go away
- マッチで悪戯しちゃだめよ ⇨ Don’t play with matches, OK?
- この地域は治安が悪い ⇨ The law and order is not kept well in this area
- あんまり褒め上げられるのも気持ち悪い ⇨ I feel uneasy when I get praised so much
- 濡れたパンツが足にまとわりついて気持ち悪い ⇨ It is uncomfortable the wet pants cling to my legs
- ひどい悪臭がする ⇨ Something smells really bad
- 悪臭に皆鼻をつまんだ ⇨ Everybody pinched, held, their noses by the stench
- 彼は悪口を言われても全然平気だ ⇨ He doesn’t care at all when people badmouth him