See also: 兇惡

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
きょう
Grade: S
あく
Grade: 3
kan'on on'yomi
Alternative spellings
凶惡 (kyūjitai)
兇悪

Etymology

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is a daiyōji replacing .

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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(きょう)(あく) (kyōaku-na (adnominal (きょう)(あく) (kyōaku na), adverbial (きょう)(あく) (kyōaku ni))

  1. heinous, atrocious

Inflection

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Compounds

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Noun

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(きょう)(あく) (kyōaku

  1. something heinous, an atrocity

Usage notes

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Much more commonly used as an adjective.

References

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