EntryCommonJLPT N1
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

    deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption

    日が経つにつれて、天気は次第に悪化しつつあった。
    The weather was getting worse and worse as the day went on.
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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

bad, vice, rascal, false, evil, wrong

Kun
わる.いわる-あ.しにく.い-にく.いああいずくにいずくんぞにく.む
On
アク
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
530 of 2500
Radical
heart
WaniKani
Level 12

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-7-4SKIP code
4k7.17The Kanji Dictionary
1033.1Four corner code
3258deroo
60aaUnicode hex code
1-16-13JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
62Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1873New Nelson (John Haig)
2745New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3413Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1758Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2393Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1810Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1951Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
504A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1483AJapanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
804Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10717Morohashi
222A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
304Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
304Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
152sakade
175Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
241henshall3
369Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
295crowley
114Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.14busy_people
785Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1828Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
e4, e3, wu4Pinyin reading
ag, oKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
12WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

change, take the form of, influence, enchant, delude, -ization

Kun
ば.けるば.かすふ.けるけ.する
On
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
89 of 2500
Radical
spoon
WaniKani
Level 6

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-2-2SKIP code
2a2.6The Kanji Dictionary
2421.0, 2121.0Four corner code
2156deroo
5316Unicode hex code
1-18-29JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
350Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
580New Nelson (John Haig)
21New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
22Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
12Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
12Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1008Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1083Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
100A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
56Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
76Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
2572XMorohashi
238A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
254Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
254Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
163sakade
378Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
258henshall3
242Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
104crowley
414Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.19busy_people
55Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1017Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
hua4Pinyin reading
hwaKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6WaniKani level