アク
Meanings
Noun
1. evil; wickedness
2. (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (134 in total)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
harm; injury; evil (influence)
wicked; evil
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
dangerous area; perilous road; red-light district; house of ill repute; brothel
bad taste
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
good and evil
wicked woman; ugly woman
crime; sin; vice
eating strange food; eating bizarre things; simple diet; plain food; eating meat (thus breaking Buddhist rules)
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
many sins; long-standing evils
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
villain; baddie; the villain's part
scoundrel; rascal; villain
evil spirit
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
vice; immorality; corruption
stink; bad odor; bad odour; stench
abusive language
abuse; misuse; perversion
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
bad influence; negative influence
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
ill-natured; inconstancy
bad habit; vice
eating strange food; eating bizarre things; simple diet; plain food; eating meat (thus breaking Buddhist rules)
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; notoriety
inferior; coarse; poor quality; inadequate; deteriorated
heinous
vicious circle; vicious cycle
malignant (cancer); virulent; pernicious (anemia, anaemia)
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
coarse; crude; inferior
necessary evil
bad weather
atrocity; (arch.) treason
misgovernment; misrule; bad government
evil god
good and evil
evil thought; malicious motive
bad impression
bad character; bad person; villain; baddie
bad karma; sinful deed; evil deed
unfavorable conditions; unfavourable conditions
making a show of one's faults
deterioration; changing for the worse
worldliness; vulgarity; coarseness
pretense of evil; pretence of evil
evil countenance
evil destiny or connection; unfortunate love
absolute evil
bad law; (arch.) evil ways; (arch.) evil way of doing things
various evils; every kind of evil; all evils
bad wife
poor handwriting
violence
past misdeeds; old crimes
the wrong hands; hands of evil
vice; abuse; evil
rowdiness; rowdy (person or event)
social ills
uncomplimentary remarks; slander
wickedness; wicked person
ill feeling; ill will; antipathy; animosity
vice; bad manners; evil customs; storm; raging winds
evil thought; malicious motive; spite
savage; ferocious; atrocious
dissolute priest; depraved monk; ferocious warrior monk
bad example; bad precedent
bad disease; malignant disease
atrocity; outrage; heinousness
hard fighting; close contest
rascal; scoundrel; villain
unlucky day
evil destiny
ill-gotten money; bad coin
impure blood
Axis of Evil (Iran, Iraq and North Korea)
harmful book
wrong course; evil course
root of evil; bad cause
bad style; poor writing
the world of hungry spirits and the world of animals; three evil worlds hell
bad habit; evil practices
handsome villain
plot; trick; evil scheme
false propaganda
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
bad weather
the ten abominations (the ten most grievous offenses under traditional Chinese law); the ten evil deeds
karmic retribution
cachexia; cachexy; wasting syndrome
villain's part; bad shape (shogi, othello)
villain's part; bad shape (shogi, othello)
poor policy; poor plan
wild pitch
adverse stock market factor; bearish market factor; negative factor
misguided equality; misconceived equality; leaning over backwards to be impartial
inhuman; wicked; evil
malignant or virulent disease
the five sins (murder, theft, adultery, falsehood, and alcohol)
wicked woman
bad translation
bad friend (who leads one away from Buddhism)
throwing error
right and wrong
head gangster
wild horse; unmanageable horse
genius for evil
radical evil (in Kantian philosophy)
evil nature; licentiousness; lewdness
wickedness
poor (tasting); low quality; bad situation
badland
great sinners make great saints (after repenting)
skid row; underworld
shabby clothes
cheap liquor
undrinkable water
irrational tax
evil tongue; gossip
evil angels
bad decree
old evils; evils committed in a previous existence
practical joke; bad joke
don't hasten into action when you have doubts
Examples (2 in total)
Evil is easy, and has infinite forms.
The allies defeated the evil empire in the fierce battle.