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Japanese symbol for “badness”

Romaji: warusa
badness; mean mischief

In Japanese, badness is , read (warusa).

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Meanings

  1. n badness; mean mischief

Kanji and stroke order

bad, vice, rascal
on: アク、オ
kun: わる.い、わる-、あ.し、にく.い
11 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
さいあく saiakuworst
わるぐち waruguchi(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing
あっか akkadeterioration; getting worse; worsening
あくま akumadevil; demon; fiend
わるい waruibad; poor; undesirable
あくしつ akushitsumalicious; vicious; malignant

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.