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
 
悪い わるい
 
惡い わるい
 
 
惡るい 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 (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)