あく
悪
しつ
質

adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

  1. malicious, vicious, malignant, underhanded.
  2. shoddy, inferior, poor-quality, second-rate.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
あく
悪
しつ
質
 悪質 あくしつ ✔

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)
substance, quality, matter
シツ　シチ　ただ.す (5th, N4)
two axes(斤)
ギン　ゴン　シツ
axe, 1.32 lb, catty
キン (Late Jr. High, N1)
shellfish
かい　バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)