Japanese symbol for “abuse”
悪口
わるぐち
Romaji: waruguchi
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling
In Japanese, abuse is 悪口, read わるぐち (waruguchi).
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Meanings
- n (verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
Written forms: 悪口、惡口. Readings: わるぐち、わるくち.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “abuse”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 乱用 | らんよう ran'you | abuse; misuse; misappropriation |
| 虐待 | ぎゃくたい gyakutai | abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment |
| 悪用 | あくよう akuyou | abuse; misuse; perversion |
| 弊害 | へいがい heigai | harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice |
| 誹謗 | ひぼう hibou | slander; abuse |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 最悪 | さいあく saiaku | worst |
| 悪化 | あっか akka | deterioration; getting worse; worsening |
| 悪魔 | あくま akuma | devil; demon; fiend |
| 悪い | わるい warui | bad; poor; undesirable |
| 悪質 | あくしつ akushitsu | malicious; vicious; malignant |
| 人口 | じんこう jinkou | population |
| 窓口 | まどぐち madoguchi | counter; window; teller window |
| 出口 | でぐち deguchi | exit; way out |
See also: Chinese symbol for “abuse”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.