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悪逆無道 (あくぎゃくむどう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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彼かれ は 悪あく 逆ぎゃく 無む 道どう な 振ふ る 舞ま い で 国くに を 滅ほろ ぼし た 。
He destroyed the country with his treacherous and atrocious conduct.
He went down in history as a tyrant who committed every conceivable atrocity.
Kanji 逆 inverted, reverse, opposite 無 nothingness, none, ain't 道 road-way, street, district Related words 極ごく 悪あく 非ひ 道どう Similar yojijukugo meaning 'heinous and inhuman'; 悪逆無道 emphasizes treachery and rebellion, while 極悪非道 focuses on extreme cruelty and lack of humanity.
暴ぼう 虐ぎゃく 無む 道どう Also a yojijukugo for tyranny and cruelty; 暴虐無道 stresses violent oppression, whereas 悪逆無道 highlights betrayal and wickedness.
Etymology A yojijukugo combining 悪 (evil), 逆 (treachery), 無 (without), and 道 (morality), literally 'evil, treachery, without morality'. The variant 悪虐無道 replaces 逆 with 虐 (oppression). The exact historical origin is uncertain, but it follows classical Chinese four-character idiom patterns.
無む 道どう
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