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悪童 (あくどう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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noun
bad boy ; naughty child ; brat
Refers to a mischievous or ill-behaved boy, often with a slightly old-fashioned or literary tone. Can be used affectionately or critically depending on context.
Similar words 腕わん 白ぱく 腕白 is a more common and casual term for a naughty or mischievous child, without the literary or slightly dated feel of 悪童.
悪わる ガキ 悪ガキ is a colloquial, often affectionate term for a brat or rascal, used mainly in spoken language.
Etymology Compound of 悪 (aku, 'bad, evil') and 童 (dō, 'child, juvenile'). The reading is on'yomi, and the word has been used in literary Japanese to describe a mischievous or delinquent boy.
Apparently he was an uncontrollable bad boy when he was a child.