Word Meaning 悪質

あくしつ akushitsu

悪質 is read as あくしつ (akushitsu) and means malicious.

Meaning

English

  1. malicious
  2. vicious
  3. malignant
  4. underhanded
  5. shoddy
  6. inferior
  7. poor-quality
  8. second-rate

Reading

Kana

あくしつ

Romaji

akushitsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Antonyms 良質,美質 Rank 5539 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

悪質化

あくしつか

worsening

悪質性

あくしつせい

malignancy

悪質な広告

あくしつなこうこく

malicious advertising

悪質商法

あくしつしょうほう

unscrupulous business practices

悪口

わるぐち

slander

悪名高い

あくめいだかい

infamous

あく

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

悪人

あくにん

bad person

悪意

あくい

bad meaning

悪女

あくじょ

ugly woman

悪事

あくじ

misfortune

悪者

わるもの

bad guy

Example Sentences

6

It was a nasty prank.

It's not illegal, but it's pernicious.

Beware of 'One Ring' malicious nuisance calls!!

Please exercise every caution against cowboy salesmen of water purifiers and fraudulent-test sales.

It seems that I often see mean and disparaging behavior towards individuals on the net.

There are frequent instances of malicious door-to-door selling, such as pushing water purifiers on people after carrying out water quality tests without permission.