きょう
凶
あく
悪

adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

  1. atrocious, heinous, fiendish, brutal, vicious.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
きょう
凶
あく
悪
 凶悪 きょうあく ✔
きょう
兇
あく
悪
 兇悪 きょうあく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

villain, evil, bad luck
キョウ (7th, N1)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)
open box enclosure, open box radical (no. 17)
カン (Kentei 1)
bad, vice, rascal
わる.い　アク　オ (3rd, N4)
Asia, rank next, come after
ア　つ.ぐ　や (9th, N1)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ　ふた　ふだ (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ　シン (2nd, N4)