Japanese symbol for “treasonous”
悪逆無道
あくぎゃくむどう
Romaji: akugyakumudou
treacherous; heinous; treasonous; atrocious
In Japanese, treasonous is 悪逆無道, read あくぎゃくむどう (akugyakumudou).
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Meanings
- adj-na, adj-no treacherous; heinous; treasonous; atrocious
Written forms: 悪逆無道、悪虐無道. Readings: あくぎゃくむどう、あくぎゃくぶとう、あくぎゃくぶどう.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 最悪 | さいあく saiaku | worst |
| 悪口 | わるぐち waruguchi | (verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing |
| 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 |
| 逆さ | さかさ sakasa | inverted; upside down; reversed |
| 逆転 | ぎゃくてん gyakuten | reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout |
| 無料 | むりょう muryou | free (of charge); gratuitous |
| 報道 | ほうどう houdou | report (of news); reporting; news |
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