Japanese

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Etymology 1

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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

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Adjective

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

  1. bad-tempered
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Noun

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(しょう)(わる) (shōwaruしやうわる (syauwaru)?

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

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(せい)(あく) (seiakuせいあく (seiaku)?

  1. the fundamental evil of man
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References

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