Word details

最悪

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 最悪.

Dictionary

Entry

最悪いあくFreq #1751
1

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; Common noun

worst

Examples
私たちは最悪の場合の覚悟はできている。
We are prepared for the worst.
2

Colloquial; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Interjection

horrible; horrid; awful; terrible

3

Colloquial; Adverb (fukushi)

in the worst case; if worst comes to worst

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

utmost, most, extreme

12 strokesFrequency 82JLPT N2Grade 4

On

サイシュ

Kun

もっと.もつま

Nanori

bad, vice, rascal, false, evil, wrong

11 strokesFrequency 530JLPT N3Grade 3

On

アク

Kun

わる.いわる-あ.しにく.い-にく.いああいずくにいずくんぞにく.む

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