凶きょう悪あく

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

Describes crimes, acts, or people that are shockingly evil, brutal, or cruel. Often used in news reports and formal descriptions of serious offenses.

凶きょう悪あくな〈事こと〉a heinous 〈incident/crime〉
凶きょう悪あくな事じ件けんが相あい次ついで報ほう道どうされた。
A series of heinous incidents were reported.
〈事こと〉が凶きょう悪あく化かするfor a case/situation to become more vicious
近きん年ねん、犯はん罪ざいが凶きょう悪あく化かしていると言いわれる。
It is said that crimes have been becoming more vicious in recent years.

残ざん忍にん
残忍 highlights physical cruelty and savagery, while 凶悪 covers a wider range of evil acts, including calculated or cunning crimes.
悪あく質しつN1
悪質 focuses on the malicious, low-quality nature of an act, whereas 凶悪 stresses extreme wickedness or atrocity.
凄せい惨さん
凄惨 describes a gruesome, horrific scene or result, while 凶悪 describes the vicious nature of the person or act itself.
極ごく悪あく
凶悪 emphasizes brutal, violent behavior, while 極悪 stresses extreme moral wickedness of a person or act.

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邪じゃ悪あく
邪悪 emphasizes a twisted, morally wicked character, while 凶悪 emphasizes violent, brutal acts such as serious crimes.
残ざん虐ぎゃく
凶悪 describes a person or crime as viciously dangerous, while 残虐 specifically highlights merciless, savage violence.

善ぜん良りょうN1
善良 describes a person as good-natured and virtuous, the opposite of the viciousness implied by 凶悪.

凶きょう暴ぼう
凶暴 describes ferocious, violent behavior (e.g. a wild animal or temper), while 凶悪 describes the moral atrocity of a crime or criminal.

凶きょう悪あくUsage96%
Standard modern spelling; used in news and everyday contexts.
兇きょう悪あくUsage4%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 凶悪 is preferred in modern Japanese.

Compound of 凶 (bad luck, evil) and 悪 (bad, evil). The kanji combination directly conveys extreme evil or viciousness.