悪気
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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悪 | 気 |
わる Grade: 3 | き > ぎ Grade: 1 |
yutōyomi |
Etymology
Compound of 悪 (waru, “bad”) + 気 (ki, “spirit, intent, mood, will”).[1] The ki changes to gi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
- Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) わるぎ [wàrúgí] (Heiban – [0])[2]
- (Tokyo) わるぎ [wàrúgíꜜ] (Odaka – [3])[2]
- IPA(key): [ɰᵝa̠ɾɯ̟ᵝɡʲi]
Noun
悪気 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 惡氣, hiragana わるぎ, rōmaji warugi)
- malice, negative intent, ill will
- 悪気はなかった。
- Warugi wa nakatta.
- There was no ill will.
- 悪気はなかった。
- lack of trust, suspicion
- sneakiness, cunning
Synonyms
- (malice): 悪意 (akui)
- (cunning): 悪知恵 (warujie)
References
- 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN