Meanings
Readings
Common Words
bad; poor; undesirable
poor (quality); inferior; insufficient
evil; sinful
ugly; not beautiful
at fault; to blame; in the wrong
bad (at doing something)
unprofitable; unbeneficial
Interjection
sorry; (my) bad; unforgivable
After -masu stem of verb
difficult to ...; hard to ...
hateful; detestable; abominable; vexing; provoking
amazing; fantastic; admirable; lovely; wonderful
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; Common noun
worst
Colloquial; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Interjection
horrible; horrid; awful; terrible
Colloquial; Adverb (fukushi)
in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to hate; to detest
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to become worse
to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
devil; demon; fiend
Christianity
Satan; the Devil
Buddhism
Mฤra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
unpleasant; revolting; repulsive; gross; disgusting; disturbing; creepy
feeling sick; feeling unwell
uncomfortable; annoying; frustrating
evil; wickedness
(role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
ill will; spite; evil intention; malice
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
bad meaning
Law
mala fides; bad faith; criminal intent to deceive
Law
malice
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