悪あっ漢かん

noun

rascal; villain; scoundrel; ruffian; crook

A somewhat old-fashioned or literary term for a bad man, often implying a rough or criminal character. In modern casual speech, 悪者 or ワル is more common.

• その悪あっ漢かんは町まちの人ひと々びとを脅おびやかしていた。

  That villain was threatening the townspeople.

• 彼かれは小しょう説せつの中なかで悪あっ漢かんを演えんじるのが好すきだ。

  He likes playing the scoundrel in novels.