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): [d͡ʑɨːa̠kɯ̟]

Noun

十(じゅう)悪(あく) • (jūaku) 

1. (Buddhism) the ten evil deeds, consisting of 殺(せっ)生(しょう) (sesshō), 偸(ちゅう)盗(とう) (chūtō), 邪(じゃ)婬(いん) (jain), 妄(もう)語(ご) (mōgo), 綺(き)語(ご) (kigo), 両(りょう)舌(ぜつ) (ryōzetsu), 悪(あっ)口(く) (akku), 貪(どん)欲(よく) (don'yoku), 瞋(しん)恚(い) (shin'i), 邪(じゃ)見(けん) (jaken)

   Antonym: 十善

2. (traditional Chinese law) ten abominations, consisting of 謀(む)反(へん) (muhen, “Plotting rebellion”), 謀(ぼう)大(たい)逆(ぎゃく) (bōtaigyaku, “Plotting great sedition”), 謀(む)叛(ほん) (muhon, “Plotting treason”), 悪(あく)逆(ぎゃく) (akugyaku, “Parricide”), 不(ふ)道(どう) (fudō, “Depravity”), 大(だい)不(ふ)敬(けい) (daifukei, “Great irreverence”), 不(ふ)孝(こう) (fukō, “Lack of filial piety”), 不(ふ)睦(ぼく) (fuboku, “Discord”), 不(ふ)義(ぎ) (fugi, “Unrighteousness”), 内(ない)乱(らん) (nairan, “Incest”)

See also

• 八虐(はちぎゃく) (hachigyaku)