十悪

Japanese

Kanji in this term
十	悪
じゅう Grade: 1	あく Grade: 3
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
十惡 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) じゅうあく [jùúákú] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) じゅ​うあく [júꜜùàkù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑɨᵝːa̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

十(じゅう)悪(あく) • (jūaku) 

1. (Buddhism) the ten evil deeds, consisting of 殺生(せっしょう) (sesshō), 偸盗(ちゅうとう) (chūtō), 邪婬(じゃいん) (jain), 妄語(もうご) (mōgo), 綺語(きご) (kigo), 両舌(りょうぜつ) (ryōzetsu), 悪口(あっく) (akku), 貪欲(どんよく) (don'yoku), 瞋恚(しんい) (shin'i), 邪見(じゃけん) (jaken)

   Antonym: 十善

2. (traditional Chinese law) ten abominations, consisting of 謀反(むへん) (muhen, “Plotting rebellion”), 謀大逆(ぼうたいぎゃく) (bōtaigyaku, “Plotting great sedition”), 謀叛(むほん) (muhon, “Plotting treason”), 悪逆(あくぎゃく) (akugyaku, “Parricide”), 不道(ふどう) (fudō, “Depravity”), 大不敬(だいふけい) (daifukei, “Great irreverence”), 不孝(ふこう) (fukō, “Lack of filial piety”), 不睦(ふぼく) (fuboku, “Discord”), 不義(ふぎ) (fugi, “Unrighteousness”), 内乱(ないらん) (nairan, “Incest”)

See also

• 八虐(はちぎゃく) (hachigyaku)