See also: 惡口

Japanese edit

Etymology 1 edit

Kanji in this term
わる
Grade: 3
くち > ぐち
Grade: 1
kun’yomi
Kanji in this term
わる
Grade: 3
くち
Grade: 1
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
惡口 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(わる)(くち) or (わる)(ぐち) (warukuchi or waruguchi

  1. speaking ill of people, verbal abuse
    Synonyms: 悪口 (akkō), 陰口 (kageguchi), 悪言 (akugen), 悪態 (akutai)
    (ひと)悪口(わるくち)()
    hito no warukuchi o iu
    to speak ill of others

Etymology 2 edit

Kanji in this term
あく > あっ
Grade: 3
こう
Grade: 1
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
惡口 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(あっ)(こう) (akkōあくこう (akukou)?

  1. speaking ill of people, verbal abuse
    Synonyms: 悪口 (warukuchi), 陰口 (kageguchi), 悪言 (akugen), 悪態 (akutai)

Verb edit

(あっ)(こう)する (akkō surusuru (stem (あっ)(こう) (akkō shi), past (あっ)(こう)した (akkō shita))

  1. to badmouth
Conjugation edit

Etymology 3 edit

From Buddhism, one of the 十悪(じゅうあく) (jūaku, ten evils).

Kanji in this term
あく > あっ
Grade: 3

Grade: 1
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
惡口 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

悪口(あっく) (akkuあくく (akuku)?

  1. (Buddhism) the evil from the mouth, the use of malicious gossip

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.