悪気

Japanese

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

Alternative spelling
惡氣 (kyūjitai)

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

(Tokyo) わるぎ [wàrúgí] (Heiban – [0])^[2]
(Tokyo) わるぎ [wàrúgíꜜ] (Odaka – [3])^[2]
IPA^(key): [β̞a̠ɾɯ̟ɡʲi]

Noun

悪(わる)気(ぎ) • (warugi)

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

Synonyms

(malice): 悪(あく)意(い) (akui)
(cunning): 悪(わる)知(ぢ)恵(え) (warujie)

References

^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN