あこぎ

na-adjective, noun

greedy; ruthless; exploitative

Describes actions or methods that are unscrupulously greedy, often at the expense of others. Commonly used in phrases like あこぎな商売 (unscrupulous business) or あこぎな手口 (ruthless tactics).

• あの会かい社しゃのやり方かたはあこぎだ。

  That company's methods are ruthless.

• あこぎな商しょう売ばいで儲もうけるなんて許ゆるせない。

  I can't forgive making money through exploitative business.