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
evil; wickedness
(role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
Common noun; Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb; Intransitive verb
mischief; prank; trick; practical joke
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
mischievous; naughty
Humble; Common noun; Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb
pastime; hobby
Common noun; Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb
playing with (e.g. a lighter); fooling around with; messing around with; amusing oneself with; tampering with
Euphemistic; Common noun; Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb
lewd behaviour; sexual misconduct; sexual assault; molestation; rape
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language; insulting remarks
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