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悪徳

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
あく
Grade: 3
とく
Grade: 4
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
惡德 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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(あく)(とく) (akutoku-na (adnominal (あく)(とく) (akutoku na), adverbial (あく)(とく) (akutoku ni))

  1. unscrupulous
    • 2024 April 10, 福島伸享 [Nobuyuki Fukushima], quotee, “第213回国会 衆議院 国土交通委員会 第7号 令和6年4月10日 [213th Diet House of Representatives Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Committee No. 7 April 10, 2024]”, in 国会会議録検索システム [Diet Proceedings Search System]‎[1], 国立国会図書館 [National Diet Library], retrieved 21 September 2025:
      そうした中で、やはり公取ともっと連携をして、ばしばし公取に悪徳な荷主とか元請を捕まえてもらって、それをむしろばあっとメディアなどにも、こんなひどいやつがいると。
      Sō shita naka de, yahari kōtori to motto renkei o shite, bashibashi kōtori ni akutoku na ninushi to ka motouke o tsukamaete moratte, sore o mushiro bātto media nado ni mo, konna hidoi yatsu ga iru to.
      In this situation, we need to work more closely with the Fair Trade Commission, have them catch unscrupulous shippers and general contractors, and then let the media know that there are such terrible people out there.

Inflection

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Noun

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(あく)(とく) (akutoku

  1. vice; immorality; corruption
    • 2011, ja:mothy [mothy], “悪徳のジャッジメント [Judgement of Corruption]”‎niconico VocaDB ft. ja:KAITO [KAITO]:
      そう(つみ)(わたし)のさじ()(げん)ひとつ
      (あく)(とく)のジャッジメント
      Sō tsumi wa watashi no sajikagen hitotsu
      Akutoku no jajjimento
      Yes, your sins are my consideration alone
      Judgement of corruption

Antonyms

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN