悪口

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See also: 惡口

Japanese

Etymology 1

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

Noun

(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

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

Pronunciation

Noun

(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

(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

Etymology 3

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

Noun

悪口(あっく) (akkuあくく (akuku)?

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

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (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.