Kanji: 悪

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N4 (upper beginner level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 8 (completion of 3rd grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 3rd grade in Japan
Radical:	心(忄⺗) Radical name: こころ (りっしんべん)
Meaning:	Bad, vice, rascal, false, evil, wrong
Usage:	Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 500 kanji are used even more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N5	悪(わる)い	bad
N3	悪魔(あくま)	devil, demon, evil spirit
N3	悪口(わるくち)	abuse, insult, slander, evil speaking
N2	意地悪(いじわる)	malicious, ill-tempered, unkind
N1	悪(あく)	evil, wickedness
N1	悪日(あくび)	unlucky day
N1	悪化(あっか)	deterioration, growing worse, aggravation, degeneration, corruption
N1	悪口(あっこう)	abuse, insult, slander, evil speaking
N1	悪戯(いたずら)	tease, prank, trick, practical joke, mischief
N1	改悪(かいあく)	deterioration, changing for the worse
N1	決(き)まり悪(わる)い	feeling awkward, being ashamed
N1	悪(にく)い	hateful, abominable, poor-looking
N1	善(よ)し悪(あ)し	good or bad, merits or demerits, quality, suitability
N1	悪者(わるもの)	bad fellow, rascal, ruffian, scoundrel