悪わる口ぐち

also: わるくち

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

abuse; slander; bad-mouthing; insulting remarks

Refers to speaking ill of someone, often behind their back. Common in phrases like 悪口を言う.

〈人ひと〉の悪わる口ぐちを言いうto speak ill of someone
彼かれは同どう僚りょうの悪わる口ぐちをよく言いう。
He often bad-mouths his coworkers.
悪わる口ぐちを叩たたくto bad-mouth someone (casual, spoken)
みんなで彼かの女じょの悪わる口ぐちを叩たたいていた。
Everyone was bad-mouthing her.
悪わる口ぐちを聞きくto hear someone bad-mouthing (someone)
自じ分ぶんの悪わる口ぐちを聞きいて悲かなしくなった。
I felt sad when I heard people talking bad about me.

陰かげ口ぐちN1
陰口 specifically means bad-mouthing someone behind their back, while 悪口 can be said either directly or behind their back.
中ちゅう傷しょうN1
中傷 is a formal word for defamation or slander used in written or legal contexts, while 悪口 is the everyday spoken word for insults.
罵ば倒とう
罵倒 means shouting harsh verbal abuse directly at someone, while 悪口 covers milder or more casual insulting remarks.
毒どく舌ぜつ
悪口 is any bad-mouthing or insulting remark, while 毒舌 specifically describes a sharp, caustic style of speech, often as a personality trait.

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暴ぼう言げん
悪口 is a general, everyday term for speaking ill of someone, while 暴言 implies far harsher, more violent or outrageous language.
嫌いや味みN2
悪口 is blunt bad-mouthing or insult, while 嫌味 is more subtle, sarcastic, and often delivered with a smile.

褒ほめ言こと葉ば
褒め言葉 is a compliment or word of praise, the opposite of 悪口, which is an insulting remark.
世せ辞じN1
世辞 (お世辞) is insincere praise meant to please, while 悪口 is speech that criticizes or badmouths someone.

悪あく態たい
悪態 refers to cursing or swearing (abusive language in general), whereas 悪口 specifically means speaking ill of a particular person.
悪あっ口こうN1
悪口 written the same way is usually read わるぐち in modern Japanese, while あっこう is a dated reading of the same word for harsh verbal abuse.

件けんN2
An instance of 悪口 (e.g., one remark or incident) is counted with 件, as in 悪口を一件言われた.

悪口Usage99%
- わるぐち
  Standard kanji spelling. The reading わるぐち is common and listed as high priority.
- わるくち
  Alternate reading, also common. Both readings are widely used.
わるくちUsage<1%
ワルクチUsage<1%

Compound of 悪 (わる, 'bad') and 口 (くち/ぐち, 'mouth'). The reading わるぐち shows rendaku voicing of the second element.