Word Meaning 悪事千里

あくじせんり akujisenri

悪事千里 is read as あくじせんり (akujisenri) and means bad news traveling fast.

Meaning

English

  1. bad news traveling fast
  2. ill news spreading like wildfire

Reading

Kana

あくじせんり

Romaji

akujisenri

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Yojijukugo Rank 36967 Priority F

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

悪事千里を行く

あくじせんりをいく

bad news travels fast

悪事千里を走る

あくじせんりをはしる

bad news travels quickly

悪事を唆す

あくじをそそのかす

to entice a person to do something wrong

千里

せんり

1000 ri

千里も一里

せんりもいちり

a journey of a thousand miles feels like only one mile (when going to see the one you love)

一望千里

いちぼうせんり

sweeping view of the eye

悪事

あくじ

misfortune

悪事身にとまる

あくじみにとまる

bad deeds punish themselves

悪事を働く

あくじをはたらく

to commit a crime

一瀉千里

いっしゃせんり

one swift effort

沃野千里

よくやせんり

vast expanse of fertile land

Example Sentences

3

Bad news travels fast.

Ill news comes too soon.

Well, they say bad news travels fast.