JLPT N1 · Noun

悪者 (warumono)

悪者 (わるもの, warumono) is a Japanese noun meaning “bad guy; villain”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: わるもの
Romaji: warumono
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel · noun

Example sentences

いない者がいつも悪者になる。

The absent are always in the wrong.

Tatoeba #228583

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

Kanji in 悪者

悪

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

者

someone, personシャ・もの · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 悪者.

悪いわるいbad悪あくevil悪魔あくまdevil悪口わるくち(verbal) abuse意地悪いじわるmalicious悪化あっかdeterioration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医者いしゃdoctor歯医者はいしゃdentist者ものperson学者がくしゃscholar患者かんじゃpatient

Source: JMdict entry 1151840 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.