Word Meaning 悪くなる

わるくなる warukunaru

悪くなる is read as わるくなる (warukunaru) and means to spoil (of food).

Meaning

English

  1. to spoil (of food)
  2. to go bad
  3. to perish
  4. to get worse
  5. to deteriorate
  6. to go from bad to worse
  7. to become worse

Reading

Kana

わるくなる

Romaji

warukunaru

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 130956 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

悪事千里を走る

あくじせんりをはしる

bad news travels quickly

悪事身にとまる

あくじみにとまる

bad deeds punish themselves

悪名は無名に勝る

あくみょうはむめいにまさる

it is better to be infamous than unknown

悪に染まる

あくにそまる

to steeped in vice

悪口

わるくち

slander

悪名高い

あくめいたかい

infamous

悪口

あっこう

slander

あく

(role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.)

悪質

あくしつ

malicious

悪人

あくにん

bad person

悪意

あくい

bad meaning

悪女

あくじょ

ugly woman

Example Sentences

10

The situation is growing serious.

Does milk spoil quickly?

Things are only going to get worse.

In summer, eggs go bad quickly.

I feel sick whenever I see blood.

This smell disgusts me.

The smell of raw fish nauseates me.

I don't feel well after drinking that water.

The smell of fermented soybeans sickens him.

As we age, our ability to remember gets worse.