JLPT N3 · Noun

悪口 (warukuchi)

悪口 (わるくち, warukuchi) is a Japanese noun meaning “(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: わるくち
Romaji: warukuchi
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander · noun

Example sentences

陰で他人の悪口を言うべきでない。

You should not speak ill of others behind their backs.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 悪口

悪

bad, vice, rascalアク・オ・わる.い・わる- · 11 strokes

口

mouthコウ・ク・くち · 3 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 悪口.

悪いわるいbad悪あくevil悪魔あくまdevil意地悪いじわるmalicious悪化あっかdeterioration悪者わるものbad guy善し悪しよしあしright or wrong悪しからずあしからずdon't get me wrong, but ...改悪かいあくchanging (something) for the worse口くちmouth入口いりぐちentrance出口でぐちexit人口じんこうpopulation利口りこうclever

Source: JMdict entry 1575730 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.