Word Meaning 悪事千里を行く

あくじせんりをいく akujisenri o iku

悪事千里を行く is read as あくじせんりをいく (akujisenri o iku) and means bad news travels fast.

Meaning

English

  1. bad news travels fast

Reading

Kana

あくじせんりをいく

Romaji

akujisenri o iku

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 39 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 32289 Priority F

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

悪事千里

あくじせんり

bad news traveling fast

悪事千里を走る

あくじせんりをはしる

bad news travels quickly

千里の行も足下に始まる

せんりのこうもそっかにはじまる

a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

悪事を働く

あくじをはたらく

to commit a crime

悪事を唆す

あくじをそそのかす

to entice a person to do something wrong

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

悪行税

あくぎょうぜい

sin tax (excise, etc. on certain goods deemed harmful to society and individuals)

千里

せんり

1000 ri

千里の道も一歩から

せんりのみちもいっぽから

a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step