悪あく党とう

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Meanings

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

villain; scoundrel; rascal

Refers to a bad person, often with a nuance of criminality or moral corruption. Can be used seriously or lightly.

彼かれは町まちで有ゆう名めいな悪あく党とうだ。
He is a notorious villain in town.
悪あく党とうの一いち味みが銀ぎん行こうを襲おそった。
A gang of scoundrels robbed the bank.

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Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉に悪あく党とうが現あらわれるa villain appears in 〈place〉
町まちに悪あく党とうが現あらわれて、人ひと々びとを困こまらせた。
A villain appeared in the town and caused trouble for the people.
悪あく党とうを捕つかまえるto catch/capture a villain
警けい察さつはついに悪あく党とうを捕つかまえた。
The police finally caught the villain.
悪あく党とうの一いち味みa gang of villains
彼かれは悪あく党とうの一いち味みに加くわわって金かねを稼かせいでいた。
He joined a gang of villains to make money.

Kanji

悪bad, vice, rascal
党party, faction, clique

Related words· 6

悪あく人にんN1
悪人 is a general, neutral term for a bad person, while 悪党 adds a rougher, more criminal or gang-like nuance.
悪わる者ものN1
悪者 is the common, everyday word for a villain (often in stories), whereas 悪党 sounds harder-edged and more like a real criminal.
悪あっ漢かん
悪漢 is a somewhat literary word for a scoundrel or ruffian, similar in toughness to 悪党 but less used in casual speech.
悪わる
悪党 carries a stronger sense of organized wrongdoing or villainy, whereas 悪 is a lighter, more colloquial label for a bad guy.

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悪あくN2
悪党 suggests a scoundrel or gang of criminals with a slightly informal, storytelling flavor, while 悪 as 'villain' is more abstract.
奸かん
悪党 is a common word for a scoundrel or villain, while 奸 is a more literary term for a crafty, evil schemer.

Opposites

善ぜん人にん
善人 means a good, virtuous person, the direct opposite of 悪党's bad, criminal character.

Word family

小こ悪あく党とう
minor villain; small-time crook; henchman
悪あく党とう面づら
villainous face; scoundrel's face

Etymology

Compound of 悪 (aku, 'bad, evil') and 党 (tō, 'party, faction, group'). Originally referred to a group of evildoers or a faction of villains, later extended to individuals.