Word Meaning 邪険

じゃけん jaken

邪険 is read as じゃけん (jaken) and means cruel.

Meaning

English

  1. cruel
  2. hard-hearted
  3. harsh
  4. unkind

Reading

Kana

じゃけん

Romaji

jaken

Writing Variants

  • 邪慳 じゃけん jaken

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 24252 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

邪魔

じゃま

to visit (someone's home)

邪道

じゃどう

evil course

よこしま

wicked

邪悪

じゃあく

wicked

邪馬台国

やばたいこく

Yamataikoku

邪見

じゃけん

evil point of view

邪法

じゃほう

black magic

邪気

じゃき

malice

邪正一如

じゃしょういちにょ

Wrong and right are but two faces of the same coin

邪心

じゃしん

wicked heart

邪推深い

じゃすいぶかい

unjustly suspicious (about many things)

邪まな心

よこしまなこころ

evil heart

Example Sentences

3

My older brother was treated cruelly.

Please don't be cold!

Tom treated me like a dog.