Word Meaning 獰悪

どうあく douaku

獰悪 is read as どうあく (douaku) and means violent.

Meaning

English

  1. violent
  2. cruel
  3. fiendish

Reading

Kana

どうあく

Romaji

douaku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

最悪

さいあく

worst

あく

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

憎悪

ぞうお

hatred

嫌悪

けんお

disgust

険悪

けんあく

stern (expression)

善悪

ぜんあく

right and wrong

意地悪

いじわる

malicious

粗悪

そあく

coarse

勧善懲悪

かんぜんちょうあく

rewarding good and punishing evil

醜悪

しゅうあく

ugly

凶悪

きょうあく

atrocious

劣悪

れつあく

inferior

Example Sentences

1

そのはんにんはどうあくなせいかくでしられていた。

That criminal was known for his vicious nature.