See also: 惡口

Japanese

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Etymology 1

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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

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Noun

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(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

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(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

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(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
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Etymology 3

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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

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Noun

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悪口(あっく) (akkuあくく (akuku)?

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

References

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