悪口
わるくち
abuse, insult, slander, speaking ill of someone
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Examples
人の悪口を言うのはやめなさい。
ひとのわるくちをいうのはやめなさい。
Stop speaking ill of people.
陰で他人の悪口を言うべきでない。
かげでたにんのわるくちをいうべきでない。
You should not speak ill of others behind their backs.
彼は私の悪口を言っていたらしい。
かれはわたしのわるくちをいっていたらしい。
Apparently he has been badmouthing me.
友達の悪口を聞くと悲しい気持ちになります。
ともだちのわるくちをきくとかなしいきもちになります。
It makes me sad to hear people running my friends down.
Common patterns
- 悪口を言う
- to badmouth someone
- 人の悪口
- gossip against others
- 悪口ばかり
- nothing but nasty remarks
Memory tip
Locked to the verb 言う: 悪口を言う. It is also read あっこう in stiffer contexts. If the point is that it was said behind the person's back, the sharper word is 陰口.
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