EntryCommonWaniKani 12
  1. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun

    worst

    私たちは最悪の場合の覚悟はできている。
    We are prepared for the worst.
  2. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Interjection (kandoushi)

    horrible; horrid; awful; terrible

    Colloquial

  3. Adverb (fukushi)

    in the worst case; if worst comes to worst

    Colloquial

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

utmost, most, extreme

Kun
もっと.も、つま
On
サイ、シュ
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
82 of 2500
Radical
say
WaniKani
Level 10

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-4-8SKIP code
4c8.10The Kanji Dictionary
6014.7Four corner code
3867deroo
6700Unicode hex code
1-26-39JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2146Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2492New Nelson (John Haig)
2472New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3120Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1599Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2181Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
821Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
884Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
121A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1742Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
291Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14301Morohashi
484A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
263Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
263Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
402sakade
612Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
510henshall3
587Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
99crowley
439Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.11busy_people
1000Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
829Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zui4Pinyin reading
choeKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
10WaniKani level
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、オ
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