わろし

Japanese

Alternative spellings
悪し 悪ろし

Alternative forms

• わるし (warushi)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) わ​ろし [wáꜜròshì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɰᵝa̠ɾo̞ɕi]

Adjective

わろし • (waroshi) ^†-ku

1. Classical Japanese form of わるい (warui)
   • Sei Shōnagon, Makura no Sōshi [1]

     難(なん)義(ぎ)の事(こと)をいひて、「その事(こと)させんとす」といはんといふを、と文(も)字(じ)をうしなひて、唯(ただ)「いはんずる」「里(さと)へ出(い)でんずる」などいへば、やがていとわろし。

     Nangi no koto o iite, "sono koto sasen to su" to iwan to iu o, to moji o ushinaite, tada "iwanzuru" "sato e idenzuru" nado ieba, yagate ito waroshi.

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Inflection

Classical conjugation of "わろし" (ク活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	わろく[1] わろから[2]		waroku warokara
Continuative (連用形)	わろく[1] わろかり[2]		waroku warokari
Terminal (終止形)	わろし		warosi
Attributive (連体形)	わろき わろかる		waroki warokaru
Realis (已然形)	わろけれ		warokere
Imperative (命令形)	わろかれ		warokare
Key constructions
Negative	わろからず		warokarazu
Contrasting conjunction	わろけれど		warokeredo
Causal conjunction	わろければ		warokereba
Conditional conjunction	わろくば		warokuba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	わろかりき		warokariki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	わろかりけり		warokarikeri
Adverbial	わろく		waroku
[1]Without auxiliary verb. [2]With auxiliary verb.

Synonyms

• あし (ashi)

Antonyms

• よし (yoshi)