Quick answer
悪 is the kanji for "Bad". Its reading is わる.い (warui). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
Bad
Also : Evil · Vice · Wrong
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
11 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 悪 represents 'BAD'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of bad.
On-reading: あく — remember this sound by associating it with bad. Kun-reading: わる.い.
Example Sentences
悪い天気で試合が中止になりました。
わるいてんきでしあいがちゅうしになりました。
The game was cancelled due to bad weather.
今日は気分が悪いです。
きょうはきぶんがわるいです。
I don't feel well today.
Vocabulary using 悪
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Last updated Jun 18, 2026
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