Japanese edit

Etymology 1 edit

Kanji in this term
しょう
Grade: 5
わる
Grade: 3
jūbakoyomi
Alternative spelling
性惡 (kyūjitai)

From (しょう) (shō) + (わる) (waru).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

(しょう)(わる) (shōwaruしやうわる (syawaru)?-na (adnominal (しょう)(わる) (shōwaru na), adverbial (しょう)(わる) (shōwaru ni))

  1. bad-tempered
Inflection edit

Noun edit

(しょう)(わる) (shōwaruしやうわる (syawaru)?

  1. being bad-tempered; who is bad-tempered

Etymology 2 edit

Kanji in this term
せい
Grade: 5
あく
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
性惡 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(せい)(あく) (seiakuせいあく (seiaku)?

  1. the fundamental evil of man
Antonyms edit
Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN