悪しい

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
惡しい (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Modern reflex of Classical Japanese adjective () (ashi).

Generally, this form is not used in Modern Japanese. It was used from the Muromachi period until the Japanese early modern period. Alternatives like (わる) (warui) are used today instead. Forms of the older -shiku conjugation () (ashi) are still commonly encountered, such as ()しき (ashiki) and ()しかれ (ashikare).

Pronunciation

Adjective

()しい • (ashii-i (adverbial ()しく (ashiku))

  1. (obsolete) bad; evil

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN