わる
悪
　
い

adjective

  1. bad, poor, undesirable.
  2. poor (quality), inferior, insufficient.
  3. evil, sinful.
  4. ugly, not beautiful.
  5. at fault, to blame, in the wrong.
  6. bad (at doing something).
  7. unprofitable, unbeneficial.

interjection, adjective

  1. sorry, (my) bad, unforgivable.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
わる
悪
　
い
 悪い わるい ✔
わる
惡
　
い
 惡い わるい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

bad, vice, rascal
わる.い　アク　オ (3rd, N4)
Asia, rank next, come after
ア　つ.ぐ　や (Early High School, 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)