See also: 邪惡 and 邪恶

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
じゃ
Grade: S
あく
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
邪惡 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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(じゃ)(あく) (jaaku-na (adnominal (じゃ)(あく) (jaaku na), adverbial (じゃ)(あく) (jaaku ni))

  1. wicked; evil; malicious
    • 2002 July 18, “(やみ)()(かい)(せん)() ダークソード [Dark Sword, Warrior of the Dark Demon World]”, in ユニオンの降臨 [Advent of the Union], Konami:
      ドラゴンを(あやつ)ると()われている(やみ)()(かい)(せん)()(じゃ)(あく)パワーで()りかかる(こう)(げき)はすさまじい。
      Doragon o ayatsuru to iwareteiru yamimakai no senshi. Jāku na pawā de kirikakaru kōgeki wa susamajii.
      They say this warrior of the dark demon world trains dragons. His sword attacks, fueled with wicked power, are vicious.
    • 2004 February 26, “ギゴバイト [Gigobyte]”, in ファラオの遺産 [Pharaoh’s Legacy], Konami:
      (いま)はまだおだやかな(こころ)()っているが、(じゃ)(あく)(こころ)()まる(うん)(めい)()()っている…。
      Ima wa mada odayaka na kokoro o motteiru ga, jāku na kokoro ni somaru unmei o seotteiru….
      He still has a tranquil heart for now, but he’s fated to be tainted with a wicked one….
    • 2003 February 20, “ガガギゴ [Gagagigo]”, in 闇魔界の脅威 [Threat of the Dark Demon World], Konami:
      かつては(じゃ)(あく)(こころ)()っていたが、ある(じん)(ぶつ)()()(こと)(せい)()(こころ)()()めた(あく)()(わか)(もの)
      Katsute wa jāku na kokoro o motteita ga, aru jinbutsu ni deau koto de seigi no kokoro ni mezameta akuma no wakamono.
      A demon youngster who used to have a wicked heart, but was awakened to a righteous one by meeting a certain someone.

Inflection

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Noun

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(じゃ)(あく) (jaaku

  1. wickedness; evil

References

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  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.