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VocabJLPT N2

wicked person

NounPrefixPrenominal

Definitions

1. wicked person
2. evil person
3. bad child
4. bad thing

This informal noun, written in katakana, refers to a bad person, troublemaker, or someone who is naughty or delinquent. It is often used in casual or colloquial speech, sometimes with a slightly playful nuance depending on the context.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Stop acting like some kind of crime boss — it's not a good look!

Sentence 2

Hey, are you trying to be some kind of bad boy?

Sentence 3

I blurted out right then and there, "Get out, you thug!"

Sentence 4

Sweet-talking on the outside, rotten on the inside — yeah, people like that exist.

Sentence 5

The bad side of me is whispering to just take the easy way out.