悪意

Japanese

Kanji in this term
悪	意
あく Grade: 3	い Grade: 3
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
惡意 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) あ​くい [áꜜkùì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [a̠kɯ̟ᵝi]

Noun

悪(あく)意(い) • (akui) 

1. malice

   悪(あく)意(い)に満(み)ちている。

   Akui ni michite iru.

   They are full of malice.

2. a bad meaning

   言(い)うことを悪(あく)意(い)に解(かい)する

   iu koto o akui ni kaisuru

   take a statement the wrong way

Synonyms

• (malice): 敵意(てきい) (tekii)

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of "both senses"): 善意(ぜんい) (zen'i)

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.