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

Kun’yomi

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

Noun

悪(わる)気(ぎ) • (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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