11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N4

bad, vice, rascal, false, evil, wrong

Kun'yomi
  • bad ②poor (quality) ③sorry
  • わる-
  • bad
  • hateful ②amazing
  • -にく
  • to hate
  • ああ
  • いずくに
  • いずくんぞ
On'yomi
  • evil ②(role of) the villain (in theater, etc.)

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

わるわる- 69.2%
アク 29.5%
0.8%
0.5%

Character 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)

Common Words

bad ②poor (quality) ③sorry
evil ②(role of) the villain (in theater, etc.)
devil ②Satan ③Māra
worst ②horrible ③in the worst case
wicked person ②bad child ③bad thing ④excessive
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References

Unicode hex code 60AA
JIS X 0208 1-16-13
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 62
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1873
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2745
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 10717
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 222
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 304
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 304
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 152
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 175
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 241
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 369
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 295
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 114
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 3.14
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 785
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1828
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4k7.17
Four corner code 1033.1
De Roo Code 3258