# 悪 — Bad

Frequency rank 222 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Frequent enough that you will keep running into it once you read past headlines.

More common than 制 (Control), less common than 元 (Origin).

- On’yomi: あく、お
- Kun’yomi: わる
- Radical: 心 Heart (Kangxi 61)
- Frequency path: Level II of XX

The burst heart throws its three hot drops across the tatami in the shape of Asia.

In words:

- 悪い わるい — bad
- 悪 あく — evil;wickedness
- 悪魔 あくま — devil,demon,evil spirit

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