あく
 
 
 

expression, Godan verb

  1. to punish the wicked.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
あく
 
 
 
悪を懲らす あくをこらす

Contained Kanji Breakdown

bad, vice, rascal
わる.い アク オ (3rd, N4)
Asia, rank next, come after
ア つ.ぐ や (9th, N1)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ シン (2nd, N4)
penal, chastise, punish
こ.りる チョウ (9th, N1)
indications, sign, omen
チョウ しるし チ (7th, N1)
stop, linger, loiter
テキ たたず.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
mountain
やま サン セン (1st, N5)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ シン (2nd, N4)