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Japanese symbol for “unfavorably”

Romaji: ashizamani
unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly

In Japanese, unfavorably is , read (ashizamani).

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Meanings

  1. adv, exp unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill

Written forms: . Readings: .

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
Esq., way, manner
on: ヨウ、ショウ
kun: さま、さん
14 strokes · JLPT 2

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
どうよう douyousame; similar; (just) like
ようす yousustate (of affairs); situation; circumstances

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.