► 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:
- この自転車は悪路に向いている ⇨ This bicycle is suitable for rough roads
- 彼は体調が悪いだの仕事が旨く行かないだの何だのと文句が多い ⇨ He complains a lot saying not feeling well, work is not going well or whatever
- 彼の悪ふざけは度を超えている ⇨ His antics, pranks, are out of line
- あの店は評判が悪い ⇨ That store has a bad reputation
- 悪い冗談を言うのは止めてもらいたい ⇨ I want you to stop saying bad jokes, nonsense
- 彼は目付きが悪い ⇨ He has a menacing stare
- 飛行機の便の接続が悪くて待ち時間が長かった ⇨ The connections of flights were bad and we had long wait times
- 罪悪感が彼を苦しめた ⇨ Guilt tormented him
- 彼は態度が悪い ⇨ He has a bad attitude
- 暴飲暴食は体に悪い ⇨ Excessive eating and drinking is bad for health
- 彼は女の子に悪戯をして逮捕された ⇨ He was arrested for molesting a little girl
- 悪天候が続いたために、期間中に全試合を消化できなくなった ⇨ Due to the prolonged bad weather, we haven’t been able to play all the games in the given period
- 悪名高い暴力団 ⇨ A mafia with elevated notoriety. A notorious mafia
- この品は質が悪い ⇨ This product has a bad quality
- 私達は悪循環を断ち切らなくてはいけない ⇨ We need to sever, break, this vicious circle