悪あく逆ぎゃく無む道どう

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Meanings

na-adjective, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

treacherous; heinous; atrocious

yojijukugo (four-character idiom)›

A strong, literary yojijukugo describing extreme wickedness, betrayal, or cruelty, often in a historical or dramatic context. Used as a な-adjective or with の.

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.

悪あく逆ぎゃく無む道どうの限かぎりを尽つくした暴ぼう君くんとして歴れき史しに名なを残のこした。

He went down in history as a tyrant who committed every conceivable atrocity.

Kanji

悪bad, vice, rascal
逆inverted, reverse, opposite
無nothingness, none, ain't
道road-way, street, district
虐tyrannize, oppress

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.

Built from

悪あく逆ぎゃく+

Written forms

悪逆無道
- あくぎゃくむどう
  Standard kanji form for this yojijukugo.
- あくぎゃくぶとう
  out-dated reading
- あくぎゃくぶどう
  out-dated reading
悪虐無道
- あくぎゃくむどう
  Variant kanji form using 虐 (oppression) instead of 逆 (treachery); less common but attested.

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

あくぎゃくぶとう

out-dated reading

あくぎゃくぶどう

out-dated reading

あくぎゃくぶとう

out-dated reading

あくぎゃくぶどう

out-dated reading