“Bad” in Japanese
Short answer
Bad in Japanese is “悪い” (warui). Full meaning: bad, poor, undesirable; poor (quality), inferior, insufficient; evil, sinful.
Other ways to say “Bad” in Japanese
不味い
mazui bad (taste), unpalatable, unsavoury, unsavory, awful, terrible, unpleasant; poor, unskillful, unskilful, bungling, clumsy; ugly, unattractive, homely, plain
いけん
iken bad, wrong, naughty; must not (do, be), should not, ought not to; useless, no good, bad
不良
furyou bad, poor, inferior, defective; delinquent, hoodlum, hooligan
惡い
warui bad, poor, undesirable; poor (quality), inferior, insufficient; evil, sinful
悪ィ
warii bad, poor, undesirable; poor (quality), inferior, insufficient; evil, sinful
悪ぃ
warii bad, poor, undesirable; poor (quality), inferior, insufficient; evil, sinful
ワルイ
warui bad, poor, undesirable; poor (quality), inferior, insufficient; evil, sinful
マズイ
mazui bad (taste), unpalatable, unsavoury, unsavory, awful, terrible, unpleasant; poor, unskillful, unskilful, bungling, clumsy; ugly, unattractive, homely, plain
まづい
mazui bad (taste), unpalatable, unsavoury, unsavory, awful, terrible, unpleasant; poor, unskillful, unskilful, bungling, clumsy; ugly, unattractive, homely, plain
まずい
mazui bad (taste), unpalatable, unsavoury, unsavory, awful, terrible, unpleasant; poor, unskillful, unskilful, bungling, clumsy; ugly, unattractive, homely, plain
悪〜い
waruii bad, poor, undesirable; poor (quality), inferior, insufficient; evil, sinful
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