悪気

Japanese

Kanji in this term
悪	気
わる Grade: 3	き > ぎ Grade: 1
yutōyomi

Etymology

Compound of 悪 (waru, “bad”) +‎ 気 (ki, “spirit, intent, mood, will”).[1] The ki changes to gi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) わるぎ [wàrúgí] (Heiban – [0])[2]
- (Tokyo) わるぎ [wàrúgíꜜ] (Odaka – [3])[2]
- IPA^(key): [ɰᵝa̠ɾɯ̟ᵝɡʲi]

Noun

悪気 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 惡氣, hiragana わるぎ, rōmaji warugi)

malice, negative intent, ill will
悪気 (わるぎ)はなかった。
Warugi wa nakatta.
There was no ill will.
lack of trust, suspicion
sneakiness, cunning

Synonyms

(malice): 悪意 (あくい) (akui)
(cunning): 悪知恵 (わるぢえ) (warujie)

References

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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