悪循環

Japanese

Kanji in this term
悪	循	環
あく Grade: 3	じゅん Grade: S	かん Grade: S
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
惡循環 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 悪 (aku, “evil, wicked”) +‎ 循環 (junkan, “cycle”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

On’yomi

(Tokyo) あくじゅんかん [àkújúꜜǹkàǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])[2][3]
IPA^(key): [a̠kɯ̟ᵝʑɨ̃ᵝŋkã̠ɴ]

Noun

悪(あく)循(じゅん)環(かん) • (akujunkan) ^{←あくじゅんくわん (akuzyunkwan)^?}

a vicious cycle, a vicious circle
悪(あく)循(じゅん)環(かん)を断(た)つ
akujunkan o tatsu
to break out of a vicious cycle

Antonyms

好(こう)循(じゅん)環(かん) (kōjunkan): a virtuous cycle, a virtuous circle

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
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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