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悪口

JLPT N3 · Vocabulary

悪口 — “abuse, slander, speaking ill of someone”

悪口 (read わるくち) means abuse, slander, speaking ill of someone. It appears on the JLPT N3 vocabulary list and is a noun.

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わるくち

Meaning

abuse, slander, speaking ill of someone

悪口 in a sentence

人ひとの悪口わるくちを言いわない。

Don't speak ill of others.

The kanji in 悪口

悪bad
口mouth

Words that share a kanji with 悪口

悪いわるい— bad, sinful; inferior
悪魔あくま— devil, demon
意地悪いじわる— malicious, spiteful, ill-natured, mean
入口いりぐち— entrance
口くち— job opening; mouth
出口でぐち— an exit
人口じんこう— population
利口りこう— clever, smart, bright

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