凶悪

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See also: 兇惡

Japanese

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

is a daiyōji replacing .

Pronunciation

Adjective

(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

Compounds

Noun

(きょう)(あく) (kyōaku

  1. something heinous, an atrocity

Usage notes

Much more commonly used as an adjective.

References

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