Word Meaning 悪口を言う

わるぐちをいう waruguchi o iu

悪口を言う is read as わるぐちをいう (waruguchi o iu) and means to insult.

Meaning

English

  1. to insult
  2. to say something insulting about
  3. to bad-mouth

Reading

Kana

わるぐちをいう

Romaji

waruguchi o iu

Writing Variants

  • 悪口をいう わるくちをいう warukuchioiu
  • 悪口をいう わるぐちをいう waruguchioiu
  • 悪口を言う わるくちをいう warukuchi o iu

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 111436 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

悪口雑言

あっこうぞうごん

all kinds of malicious gossip

陰で悪口を言う

かげでわるくちをいう

to insult someone behind their back

悪口

わるくち

slander

悪口

あっこう

slander

悪の道へ誘う

あくのみちへいざなう

to lead astray

悪名高い

あくめいたかい

infamous

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

Example Sentences

9

Don't speak ill of others.

She often calls him names.

Never speak ill of others.

You should not speak ill of others.

Don't say bad things about others behind their backs.

You should not speak ill of others.

I've never heard her speak ill of others.

I've never heard him speak ill of others.

She speaks five foreign languages, but when she wants to curse she speaks in her mother tongue.