How to say bad in Japanese

わるいwaruioldold Inflection

adjective:

  • bad; poor; inferior
  • evil; sinful
  • unprofitable; unbeneficial
  • at fault; to blame; in the wrong
  • sorry

Example Sentences

痩せるyaseru必要hitsuyougaないnaiというtoiunoha残念zannenda
It's too bad that I don't need to lose weight.
kareha嫌なiyana思い出omoidega消えるkieruことkotowo願っているnegatteiru
He wishes to erase bad memories.
馬鹿baka」と’toいうiu言葉kotobaha悪いwarui言葉kotobadato言われているiwareteirugawatashino成長してseichoushiteきたkita環境kankyoudehaそれほどsorehodo悪いwarui言葉kotobaではなかったdehanakattaようにyouni思うomou
I'm told "idiot" is a bad word, but where I grew up it doesn't really feel that bad.
おやおやoyaoya食事shokujino途中tochuuni席を立つsekiwotatsutohaマナーMANAAni反しますhanshimasune
Oh my, leaving the table in the middle of meal is bad manners, you know.
あはははahahahaほんっとhontto隠し事kakushigotoするsurunoga苦手nigateなんだnandaね~ne~.
A-hahaha, you really are bad at keeping secrets.

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