悪い

わるい

Bad, poor, wrong

N5i-adjective·warui

How to remember it

"Warui" sounds like "war" — bad news and trouble.

Example sentences

  • 今日は天気が悪い。

    きょうはてんきがわるい。

    The weather is bad today.

  • ごめんなさい、私が悪かった。

    ごめんなさい、わたしがわるかった。

    I'm sorry, it was my fault.

Usage

Used casually as "sorry" (わるい!); informal apology among friends.

Related words

悪くない良い下手悪口

Learn this word — and remember it

Add 悪いto your flashcards and yomion’s spaced-repetition engine will schedule it so you never forget. Practice typing it, hear it spoken, and see it in more sentences.